A Second War Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War Badge GTRexclude Later in the war he

Later in the war he switched from the army to the SS

With hostilities winding down in the Pacific theatre

Footnote: This badge was issued by the Ministry of Munitions (MoM)

Dated 9 April 1943

A Second War Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War Badge GTRexclude Later in the war heA mid war manufacture example of a Kriegsabzeichen fr Marine Artillerie; in silvered and gilt zink; the obverse depicting a gilded oval oak wreath, with a national eagle on the top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika, and a coastal artillery gun pointing toward the top left, extending past the wreath; the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pin, a sheet metal hinge, and a magnetic round wire catch; measuring 54. 43 mm x 40. 84 mm; with all