Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Hold Helleu was recalled to France

Helleu was recalled to France soon after

in turn surrounded by a white enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of “SINCERE ET CONSTANTER” (“SINCERE AND PERSISTENT”) and a hand-painted laurel branches

subsequently repaired and returned to service

4) A Long Service Medal ribbon

measuring 24 mm (w) x 12 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Hold Helleu was recalled to France(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a Kriegsmarine destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but