BACKGROUND: The Kriegsmarine adopted wear of the new national eagle on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform on March 24TH 1934. The Kriegsmarine’s version of the national eagle was identical to the army version except for the coloration with the army utilizing silver, white and grey eagles while the Kriegsmarine utilized golden yellow eagles. Of Note: The only exceptions in the coloration of the Kriegsmarine cap eagles was that personnel serving in the Administrative branch utilized a silver eagle while EM/NCO’s wore a cornflower blue eagle on the white overseas caps.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Hand embroidered national eagle in gold celleon threads on a cut-out blue/green badge cloth base. The reverse of the base still has its original protective backing intact. Very hard to find eagle!