Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Board Cap for Enlisted Rank to a U-Boat Sailor GTRexclude He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (451233) with the 58th Infantry Battalion

Footnote: The 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" was raised and mobilized in Toronto

addressed "Excellency:" and inscribed "Please convey my thanks to His Excellency The President of Pakistan for the beautiful gift I received on the occasion of his recent visit to Ottawa

and measures 206 mm x 162 mm and is in mint condition

all within rectangular frame

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Board Cap for Enlisted Rank to a U-Boat Sailor GTRexclude He signed his Attestation Paper(Kriegsmarine dunkelblaues Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine board cap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of dark blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which gently scallop toward the front. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a dark blue rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 60 mm (w) x 25 mm