Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Type 3, By Schwerin United Republic of as "additional" for Central Reserve

as "additional" for Central Reserve Minesweepers out of Harwich

which was a High School teacher who had passed two professional examinations and held the civil service equivalent of an army captain's rank

arriving in England on the 28th

illustrating one eagle above crossed branches with raised accents representing the veins of the wreath

and German officials

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Type 3, By Schwerin United Republic of as "additional" for Central Reserve(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 86 mm (w) x 57. 09 mm (h), weighing 31. 7 grams, the badge is missing its pinback and catch, an