War Medal 1873 (bronze gilt
An excellent example of a worn eagle in silver bullion eagle insignia
measuring 37 mm (w) x 103
U-196 had left Kiel on 13 March 1943 and reached Bordeaux on 23 October 1943
The interior is lined in trademark bright-red cotton that is stamped “55 M41 Karl Kubach Mützen Fabrik Mainz Kastel” with a black stamp
Germany, Wehrmacht. An 11th Tank Division “Angern” Ghost Brigade Commemorative Badge Auction War Medal 1873 (bronze gilt(Gespensterbrigade Angern Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombac, the obverse bearing a ghost in flight wielding a sword with a motorized half track at the base, circumscribed Gespensterbrigade Angern, the reverse with a horizontal pinback (the catch slightly bent out of the way), unmarked, measuring 24. 8 mm in diameter, weighing 4. 67 grams, in better than very fine condition.