Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of while en route to her

while en route to her operating area in the northern Kuril Islands

Beginning in 1944 and until the end of the Second World War

returning to England to prepare to depart for the Mediterranean

circular silvered bronze medal

in finely toned silver gilt with enamels

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of while en route to her(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 89 mm (w) x 57. 02 mm (h), weighing 31. 9 grams, the obverse swastika has been ground out