The liner features a faded stamp reading “58” for sizing
The soldiers are mainly enlisted men or NCOs
was hit four times by torpedoes
It was called "hitting the silk"
Germany. A Rare 1939-40 German Commemorative War Medal Auction Archive The liner features a fadedMedal is die struck in bronzed iron (magnetic), 32. 14mm, it weighs 14. 4 grams, in mint condition, unmarked, with original ribbon. Very rare. Footnote: In 1971 72, in Frankfurt, a local coin medal dealer collector, his last name is Granass, bought a small quantity of these medals (20 30 pcs) directly from a director, Mr. Ferdinand Wiedmann; at the time factory was being closed down, and during a clean up, a small batch of these medals was discovered.