Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Archive inscribed in Latin "ADORATIO IMITATIO

inscribed in Latin "ADORATIO IMITATIO EXPIATIO AMOR"

stitched along the top and bottom edges

Natal and Cape Colony

A 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Langemarck Badge - 1914-1934 - Bronze gilt on die-stamped metal

and include some oxidation of the metal features

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Archive inscribed in Latin "ADORATIO IMITATIO(Kriegsmarine Portrt mit Unterschrift). A rare wartime signed portrait of U Boat ace Karl Friedrich Merten, depicted in uniform and with an extensive array of decorations clearly visible, the image overlaid by Mertens handwritten signature in black ink, the reverse with studio marks and an illegible date stamp, measuring 102 mm (w) x 148 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.