German Kriegsmarine EM/NCO Tropical Administrative Breast Eagle Patch

Machine embroidered, second pattern, (1938-1945), Kriegsmarine eagle. Silvery white rayon threads, mounted on a khaki rayon base. Measures 100mm along wingtips. Uniform removed with some threads remaining. Folded into the iconic triangle shape. This was used for Kriegsmarine administrative personnel stationed in North Africa and is a rare breast eagle to run across, especially uniform removed.

The German Africa Corps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps; DAK), commonly known as Afrika Korps, was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African campaign of World War II. First sent as a holding force to shore up the Italian defense of its African colonies, the formation fought on in Africa, under various appellations, from March 1941 until its surrender in May 1943. The unit’s best known commander was Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, whose reputation as one of the ablest tank commanders of the war earned him the nickname der Wüstenfuchs, “the Desert Fox”.