Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Sohni, Heubach und Co. Newly Listed has died heroically

has died heroically

33 mm x 52

He was wounded but remained at duty

A 1934 Gelsenkirchen “Weg zum Deutschen Osten” badge

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Sohni, Heubach und Co. Newly Listed has died heroically(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked with the logo of Sohni, Heubach und Co, Oberstein, measuring 44. 35 mm