Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Auction Archive measures 27 mm (w) x

measures 27 mm (w) x 36 mm (h)

He was later awarded the Bronze Star

The Polish detachment attacked a larger and well-entrenched German force and sustained losses of about a quarter of its total strength

lined in blue cotton and stamped "Echtblau Tuch Reine Wolle" (Real Blue Pure Wool Cloth) in the dome of the cap

but rather on a specially designed striking surface

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Auction Archive measures 27 mm (w) x(Brustadler fr Offizier der Kriegsmarine). Constructed of a dark green wool and canvas backer, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered gold bullion wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 105 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), with some loss of wool consistent with mothing evident, in very fine condition.