steel blue needle floats on a red jewelled bearing
the Order is awarded to recognize individuals who have rendered outstanding
surface rust on the steel prong bar
Footnote: Captain George Edward Knox-Peebles (28116) was promoted to Major effective January 31
otherwise it exhibits zero blade nicks
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed steel blue needle floats on(Einfhrung des U Boot Kriegsabzeichens). A badge constructed of gilded zink, a horizontal oval shaped laurel wreath, bearing a central motif of a U Boat travelling left, the badge is open above and below the submarine, the wreath is held together at the bottom with a stylized band, the top of the badge shows a national eagle with spread wings looking to the left, sitting on a mobile swastika, which in turn connects by its lower arm to the U Boat