Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Navy Coastal Defense Officer Bullion Breast Eagle Lot – 3 Items Original Items

Original Items: Only One Lot of 3 Available. German Naval uniforms and headgear were based on traditional designs that date back to the Prussian Navy in 1848, and although uniforms and headgear did evolve during the interim years many items used during the Third Reich would still have been quite recognizable to the Imperial sailor.

The Kriegsmarine adopted a slightly modified version of the NSDAP’s national eagle for wear on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform on March 24, 1934. The Kriegsmarine’s version of the national eagle was identical to the army version except for the colors, the army used silver, white and gray eagles while the Kriegsmarine used golden yellow eagles. The only exceptions in the colors of the Kriegsmarine eagles was that personnel serving in the Administrative branch used a silver eagle while eagles worn on the white jumper shirts were in cornflower blue. Due to the silver insignia, the Administrative personnel were contemptuously referred to as Silberlinge, (Silvered Ones). Generally officer’s ranks used hand embroidered breast eagles like these examples, while EM/NCO’s ranks used machine embroidered or machine woven breast eagles.

The breast eagles here are in wonderful condition with almost all of the original colors still vivid with minor tarnishing and thread loss present. All three examples appear to have been cut from uniforms and retain their black backings while the third one has a green back.

Comes more than ready for display.