Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Badge, By Hermann Aurich Hold Himmler had assigned to him

Himmler had assigned to him the leadership of the SS Cavalry Brigade

to Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant Commander) with a rank of seniority by 1

was a friend from his days as a Corps Co-operation airman

” In fact

From February 18th

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Badge, By Hermann Aurich Hold Himmler had assigned to him(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marine Artillerie). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central coastal artillery gun with waves in the background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Hermann