Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap United Republic of Belonging to PTE P

Belonging to PTE P

great grandfather and great great grandfather

A four-armed enameled purple cross in silver gilt

A size mark of “58” is stamped onto the crown in black ink

in turn flanked by the icon’s title in Slavonic

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap United Republic of Belonging to PTE P(Kriegsmarine Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine EM NCOs board cap, constructed of dark navy blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which taper downward toward the peak. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a blue rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 60 mm (w) x 25 mm (h) overall. Directly below