Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Korvettenkapitän Otto Kretschmer Wartime Postcard certificate_of_authenticity Early issue in solid silver

Early issue in solid silver

and the use of a Bravery Ribbon in 1912

ribbon with hook and eye hanger

gilt aluminum “HV” (Heeres Verwaltung) insignia

Wreath constructed of nickel-silver

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Korvettenkapitän Otto Kretschmer Wartime Postcard certificate_of_authenticity Early issue in solid silver(Kriegsmarine Postkarte). A wartime postcard depicting Korvettenkapitn Otto Kretschmer, the top U Boat ace of the war who sunk 47 Allied ships between September 1939 and March 1941 for a total of 274,333 gross register tons, in uniform and with the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves clearly visible, the reverse unused in with a Hoffmann studio mark, measuring 90 mm (w) x 140 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.