Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Badges Auction U-48 still would not could

U-48 still would not could not rise from the bed which she had dug for herself

XIX - First Year of the Great War

and a War Merit Cross with Swords

The weapon is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user's knuckles

the obverse inscribed EA for Ernst August

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Badges Auction U-48 still would not could(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of three badges, including a Dutch National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) Eastern Front Volunteer Badge, constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of a wheel topped by an inscription of TROUW (LOYALTY), around a central raised Wolfsangel rune flanked by a Stahlhelm and sword, unmarked, measuring 47 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), missing its pinback and with extensive pitting and oxidation evident, in poor condition; a HJ Proficiency