Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Korvettenkapitän Otto Kretschmer Wartime Postcard certificate_of_authenticity with "2" to the left

with "2" to the left of the head and assay city marked "A" (Vienna) to the right of the head on the ring

he returned to the United States aboard the troopship USAT (United States Army Transport) St

ribbon with hook and eye hanger

Wreath constructed of nickel-silver

and the use of a Bravery Ribbon in 1912

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Korvettenkapitän Otto Kretschmer Wartime Postcard certificate_of_authenticity with "2" to the left(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.