WWII U-Boat Cap Badge - U-97 U-267 U-416 U-708 U-776 U-1231 U-3011 - New
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Worn by the following U-Boat Crews:
U-Boat U97 - 16 ships sunk & 1 damaged - Sunk on 16 June 1943 - Commanders: Udo Heilmann, Oblt. Friedrich Bürgel, Kptlt. Hans-Georg Trox
U-Boat U267 - No ships sunk or damaged - Scuttled on 4 May 1945 - Commanders: Kptlt. Otto Tinschert, Ernst von Witzendorff, Kptlt. Otto Tinschert, Oblt. Bernhard Knieper
U-Boat U416 - No ships sunk or damaged - Sunk 30 March 1943 - Commanders: Christian Reich, Oblt. Rudolf Zorn, Kptlt. Heinz Zwarg, Oblt. Eberhard Rieger
U-Boat U708 - No ships sunk or damaged - Scuttled on 3 May 1945 - Commanders: Werner Heintze, Oblt. Klaus Andersen, Oblt. Ewald Pick, Oblt. Herbert Kühn
U-Boat U776 - No ships sunk or damaged - Surrendered England on 16 May 1945 - Commander: Kptlt. Lothar Martin
U-Boat U1231 - No ships sunk or damaged - Surrendered Scotland 13 May 1945 - Commanders: Kpt. Hermann Lessing, Oblt. Helmut Wicke
U-Boat U3011 - No ships sunk or damaged - Scuttled on 3 May 1945 - Commanders: Kptlt. Otto Tinschert, Oblt. Otto Fränzel
It is made from 0.8mm brass sheet and has appropriate fixing holes, contrary to popular belief, few badges were made with pins as this irritated the wearers head when worn as a Kriegsmarine badge on the cap. They were hand made by the U-boat crews to indicate 'The Boat', they belonged to, a badge of honour and worn with pride.
