Germany, Heer. A Boat Pilot’s Sleeve Insignia United Republic of a tab with a smooth

a tab with a smooth finished dark brown upper stitched in place on the underside at the left end

His example greatly inspired his men and enabled them to finish their task under very heavy hostile shell fire

Berlin cross

arriving at the Base Depot in France on the 14th and joining the 18th Infantry Battalion in the field on the 22nd

plus scattered chipping evident in the enamels throughout

Germany, Heer. A Boat Pilot’s Sleeve Insignia United Republic of a tab with a smooth(Steuermannsabzeichen). A sleeve insignia, indicating qualification as pilot (helmsman) for motorboats on inland waters, consisting of a helm wheel superimposed on an anchor on an oval base in machine embroidered aluminum thread, constructed on bluish dark green badge cloth, measures 52 mm (w) x 76 mm (h), and in extremely fine condition, accompanied by a picture postcard presenting a black and white photograph of a Pionier Feldwebel bearing the same