A Cased German Cross In Gold Awarded To Petty Officer Gerhard Friese Of S26/1St E-Boat Flotilla certificate_of_authenticity An SS Armband

An SS Armband

this example is shown on page 163 of Angolia's publication

court mounted as worn

While at Halifax

A Cased German Cross In Gold Awarded To Petty Officer Gerhard Friese Of S26/1St E-Boat Flotilla certificate_of_authenticity An SS ArmbandA fine quality manufacture, cased and extremely well preserved German Cross in Gold; four rivets on the reverse; double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a quality black enameled rotated swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year (1941); inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red painted line with a silver core in the middle; broad vertical