Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive and is attached to either

and is attached to either side of the cap via a silvered pebbled metal (magnetic) button

The 19th Infantry Battalion was in action in the Somme on September 15

1942 in Black Boulton (or Burton Abbots) (St

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Kingston under the authority of G

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive and is attached to either(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, with a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN,