Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin visually-hidden in extremely fine condition

in extremely fine  condition

With copied service papers and copied letters applying for his medal - dated 1905 and 1910

1916 when he experienced "Shell Shock" from an nearby exploding shell

in gray machine embroidery

however unpleasant or desperate

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin visually-hidden in extremely fine condition(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a depiction of a Viking longship sailing across the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the globe in position, with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and