This is a glass framed German soldiers’ Kriegsmarine (Navy) Administration Tropical Pith Helmet Eagle which was recovered in 2023 during building works on the site of an old German factory in Berlin.The badge is not complete but has been nicely cleaned and are a lovely battlefield find perfect for display or any collection.The badge has been mounted in to a glass fronted box frame with information and lots of pictures the frame is 10 half inches by 10 half inches in size.The factory belonged to one of the main manufacturers Landers who were part of the cooperative that made Army uniform for the Afrikakorps from 1940 until 1943.The badge was never issued to soldiers as it was made but never used properly because of the German Afrikakorps surrender in Tunisia in 1943.
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