Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Early Postwar Service Pass to Stabsobersteuermann Kurt Bauer, Decorated Kriegsmarine Veteran Auction Archive rim marked by mintmark of

rim marked by mintmark of Vienna State Mint

he was discharged on November 22nd and placed with the 1st Central Ontario Depot for Garrison Duty

The peak demonstrates no evidence of an insignia ever being stitched in place

exhibiting light soiling on the black wool exterior

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Early Postwar Service Pass to Stabsobersteuermann Kurt Bauer, Decorated Kriegsmarine Veteran Auction Archive rim marked by mintmark of(Kriegsmarine Bescheinigung). An interesting immediate postwar Kriegsmarine service pass, constructed of off white paper with black ink, filled with handwritten entries issued to STBS. OB. STRM. KURT BAUER (Stabsobersteuerman) on 22 November 1945, indicating that Bauer was assigned to paygroup 11 from 1 December 1943, and was the recipient of the Memel Medal, the War Merit Cross II Class with Swords (30 January 1943), the Minesweeper War Badge (23