Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold foot portion

foot portion

60 mm (w) x 65 mm (h)

"3rd Battle of Ypres" (soldier's designation only

ornate oak leaves and acorns pattern on both belt loops

The War Diary of the 5th Brigade

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold foot portion(Zestrerkriegsabzeichen). Instituted on 4 July 1940 by Dr. h. c. Erich Raeder. A Destroyer War Badge constructed of gilded and silvered zink, composed of an oak leaf wreath with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika at the top, depicting a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath, reverse presents plain with a centre catch for stabilization and horizontal round wire pin and ball