GERMAN WW2 KRIEGSMARINE U-BOAT BADGE MADE by BACQUEVILLE
Produced in 1942-1945. The French company'BaquevillE' made badges for Kriegsmarine only from zinc and only by stamping. Basically they all have the same hinge, pin and catch. The distinctive feature of this badge by'BaquevillE' version is headless dome-head hinge pin and rounded catch. French-Occupation made by'BacquevillE' having unique construction and pin assembly.
Excellent condition.
CONDITION: The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
SIZE: 48.7 x 39.1 mm, weight 17.2 grams.
From real old collection! The item is for historic museum or private collection.
We are selling an old collection of Kriegsmarine U-Boat badges which were collected many years.
REFERENCE: V.Kempf. KRIEGSMARINE WW2 BADGES, volume 1. U-BOAT BADGES. CATALOGUE PRICE. 2014, p. 12, price in XF condition $750.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $500 - $600.
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WIKIPEDIA: During World War II, U-boat warfare was the major component of the Battle of the Atlantic, which lasted the duration of the war. Germany had the largest submarine fleet of the revived German War Navy (Kriegsmarine) from 1935 into World War II (1939-1945), since the Armistice of November 11th, 1918 scuttled most of the old Imperial German Navy from the First World War and the following Treaty of Versailles of 1919. This limited the surface navy of Germany's new Weimar Republic to only six battleships (of less than 10,000 tons each), six cruisers, and 12 destroyers. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill later wrote 'The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril.'

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