Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Hold enamel chipping at the tip

enamel chipping at the tip of the arm at 10 o'clock on the obverse

(U-Boots-Kriegsabzeichen)

this dagger features a 197 mm nickel-plated steel blade

It was for his efforts during the Battle of Guadalcanal that he would earn a Battalion Citation from A

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”)

Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Hold enamel chipping at the tipIn blackened iron, magnetic, obverse illustrating the stricken liner sinking, her stern submerged to left while her ram shaped bow, laden with armaments, rises clear of the water (an image contradicting eyewitness accounts which stated that the ship went down bow first, the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram