spotting evident on the white enamelled arms of the cross
casualty numbers have been updated as new records are discovered
the 38th Bomb Group was praised for the “excellent oblique photographs which have resulted during recent strike missions in the vicinity of Uligan Habor” noting that the “intelligence derived from these photos in the form of damge [sic] assessment target information and enemy activity has been greatly assisted by the quality of the pictures
central medallion depicting a black enameled swastika ringed by a raised inscription of “DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER” (“THE GERMAN MOTHER”)
marked on suspension loop with code “113” for maker Hermann Aurich
Germany, Third Reich. A National Socialist German Navy League Archive spotting evident on the white(National Sozialistische Deutscher Marine Bund Brustadler). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, set over top of crossed swords, in turn overlaid by a central anchor and black enameled Iron Cross, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), surface chipping and scratching is
