Germany Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge Newly Listed leaving for the PPCLI on

leaving for the PPCLI on August 11th

in the form of an elongated

) on both medals

the reverse presents the inscription ANNO MCMXLVIII

Germany Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge Newly Listed leaving for the PPCLI on(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central globe depicting the North Atlantic and the coasts of Europe and North Africa, topped by a Viking longship crewed by warriors clutching shields and spears, the reverse with a crimped