Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin and Sons Province of China He is commemorated on the

He is commemorated on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial

the cross is surmounted by a crown with blue and green details

factories in the background to the left

A War Merit Cross Second Class 1939 by Zimmermann - In bronze

Rudel received the Golden Oak Leaves during the final days of 1944 for his 2

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin and Sons Province of China He is commemorated on the(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 1. Form). Instituted May 30th, 1941. (First Pattern Early to mid war issue). A textbook example of an E Boat badge by this maker, 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 central depiction of an E boat cutting through waves in high relief, the reverse with