A Second War German Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge In Its Case Of Issue United Republic of was awarded the Distinguished Flying

was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross

68mm x 90mm

suffered shrapnel (gun shot) wounds

as being "No longer fit for war service" and was invalided to Canada for further medical treatment aboard the Hospital Ship Araguaya from Liverpool

engraved initials "LPG" in the upper left corner

A Second War German Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruiser Badge In Its Case Of Issue United Republic of was awarded the Distinguished FlyingAn early manufacture German Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer; multi piece construction oval gilded tombac with a silvered tombac globe; the obverse with a Viking longship sailing over the northern hemisphere of the globe, with an oval border of oak leaves, and a national eagle at the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika; the reverse with a vertical silvered banjo style pin, barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; maker marked Schwerin, Berlin on