Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Auction Archive WWI 127th Infantry Battalion 12th

WWI 127th Infantry Battalion 12th York Rangers Cap Badge CEF -  Browning copper

crossed swords through centre of medallion

Footnote: Cuba declared war on Germany one day after the United States

Relief of Pekin (L

” measuring 36 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Auction Archive WWI 127th Infantry Battalion 12th(Kriegsmarine Portrt mit Unterschrift). A rare wartime signed portrait of U Boat ace Karl Friedrich Merten, depicted in uniform and with an extensive array of decorations clearly visible, the image overlaid by Mertens handwritten signature in black ink, the reverse with studio marks and an illegible date stamp, measuring 102 mm (w) x 148 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.