Austria, Empire. A Handels Merchant Submarine (U-Boat) Badge Archive for the placement of suspenders

for the placement of suspenders

Footnote: By 1918

exposes the dust cover

1868 as a Sergeant

Footnote: The Order of St Alexander was the second highest Bulgarian order during the Kingdom of Bulgaria

Austria, Empire. A Handels Merchant Submarine (U-Boat) Badge Archive for the placement of suspendersIn die stamped silvered metal, maker marked "ATEL. G. GURSCHNER WIEN VII 2" on the reverse, measuring 30. 3 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback, museum marked "120" on the reverse, extremely fine. Footnote: The Merchant Submarines were non combat vessels designed to brake the Allied sea blockade and bring in strategic raw materials for the Central Powers. Since they were civilian unarmed vessels with a civilian crew, they thus enjoyed full