Germany WWI Cap Badge Sinking of HMS Aboukir, Hogue, Cressy by U-9 Submarine, Got Straffe England, Gott Mit Uns, Iron Cross Marked Ges. Gesch.

Imperial Germany: Patriotic cap badge presenting 
the sinking of HMS Aboukir.
Inscribed "Gott Strafe England" (God punish 
England) and "Gott mit Uns" (God be with us). 
Featuring the Iron Cross.
The badge celebrates the incident of 22 Sep. 1914, 
where the Submarine U-9 under the command of 
Kapitanleutnant (Commander) Weddigen, on 22 
Sep. 1914, while patrolling in the region of the 
southern North Sea intercepted 3 warships of the 
7th Cruiser Squadron. Weddigen fired off all 6 of 
his torpedoes, reloaded while submerged and in 
less than 60 mins sank the British armored 
cruisers HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS 
Cressy. 
62 officers and 1397 men were killed, only 837 
survived. 
These badges were issued for fund raising 
purposes in order to support the war effort. 
The badge is scarce.

WW1 1914 1918

Item 100% original 

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