Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of The guest should wear either

The guest should wear either a tuxedo or a uniform

A Pair of Army Shoulder Boards & Cockade - Army Officer's Cockade for visor cap

His father was a Navy artificer

unable to walk and could hardly talk

the central medallion and swords loose

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge By Schwerin & Sohn United Republic of The guest should wear either(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of zink, the obverse with a large ship breaking through waves with a large eagle clutching a swastika on its stern, surrounded by a border of silvered chains being broken by the ship near the bottom, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback, marked on reverse with designer Otto Placzek, Berlin and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 48. 75 mm in diameter, weighing 30. 3 grams, reverse