Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity on 1 May 1956 von

on 1 May 1956 von Liebenstein was accepted as a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr and appointed commander of the Military District V (Stuttgart)

featuring a 258 mm nickel-plated steel blade

Early Number

SCHWARTZ" on the obverse

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity on 1 May 1956 von(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, obverse depicts frontal battleship cutting through waves, within an oak leaf wreath, topped by Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback, marked with designer Adolf Bock and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 44. 01 mm (w) x 57. 00 (h), weighing 34. 2 grams, reverse catch missing, otherwise