Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Hero’s Death Certificate to Maschinistenmaat L. Schaaf, U-Boat Crewman, 1943 KIA visually-hidden A Croatian Order of Iron

A Croatian Order of Iron Trefoil - Breast Badge (Third of Fourth Class) with Oak Leaves (41x41mm) in non magnetic metal and black lacquered Cross

overall frosting loss

with an acorn adornment

a Hungarian War Commemorative Medal

measuring 100 mm (w) x 142 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Hero’s Death Certificate to Maschinistenmaat L. Schaaf, U-Boat Crewman, 1943 KIA visually-hidden A Croatian Order of Iron(Kriegsmarine Heldentodurkunde). Constructed of off white card stock with black ink, the obverse bearing a dedication to Maschinistenmaat L. Schaaf, a crewman aboard a U Boat who was killed in action on 27 July 1943 in an undisclosed location, topped by an Iron Cross situated within a laurel and oak leaf wreath, measuring 29 cm (w) x 34 cm (h), demonstrating minor discolouration and fatigue, a superb documented demonstrating the perils of wartime U