Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge Archive With his promotion to Captain

With his promotion to Captain in 1911

Footnote: This Tank Badge stems from the personal collection of predominant historian Thomas Durante

Footnote: George Leonard Stillwell

surmounted by a crown and placed upon an altar

They are centered around the sergeant and his immediate group in his unit

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge Archive With his promotion to Captain(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen). Constructed of feinzink, the obverse with a large ship breaking through waves with a large eagle clutching a swastika on its stern, surrounded by a border of silvered chains being broken by the ship near the bottom, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback, unmarked, measuring 48. 80 mm in diameter, weighing 28. 1 grams, reverse catch missing, otherwise in very fine condition.