Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Rudolf Souval Newly Listed Corporal Stephen's two sons aslo

Corporal Stephen's two sons aslo saw service during the Great War

with a lightly textured dark blue faux leather (leatherette) exterior

This order replaced the Cross of Voluntary Military Services which was created in 1934

plain and unmarked with the exception of a reverse mark of “WAFFEN-SS”

The former is maker marked “MARKE STANDARD” and “EXTRA KLASSE”

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Rudolf Souval Newly Listed Corporal Stephen's two sons aslo(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and patinated zink, 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, around a central depiction of the Northern Hemisphere topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of