U-boat War Badge
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The U-boat War Badge was a German war badge that was awarded to U-boat crew members during World War I and World War II.
U-boat War Badge from World War I
U-boat War Badge from World War II
U-boat War Badge seen on the tunic of a sailor being presented with the German Cross in gold.
Otto Kretschmer
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Otto Kretschmer was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War.
U-boat War Badge
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Kapitänleutnant Kretschmer, November 1940
A Type IIB U-boat similar to U-23
Kapitänleutnant Kretschmer receiving his Knight's Cross from the hands of Großadmiral Erich Raeder, August 1940
Flotillenadmiral Kretschmer in 1966