1936 Olympics Games German Pin as Worn by Sailors on U-394 & U-710

This is a circa 1936 Olympics German pin as worn by the sailors of U-394 and U-710. The 1936 Olympics were held in Germany, both Summer and Winter. U-710 was launched on May 12, 1942 and met her end off of Iceland less than one year later, bombed by a British B-1U-394 was launched June 19, 1943 and was sunk off Norway, also by the British, on September 2, 194No one survived from either U-boat.

Circa 1936.

Approximately 9/16" in height and 1-1/4" in width.

Plated brass, enamel.

Horizontal pin with C catch.

C P (for Carl Poellath), GES GESCH.

This is from a sports and Olympics collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months VBEX06 LAAEX8/16 SAAEX5/17

8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The pin shows light wear to the reverse and has one very small chip of enamel missing in blue ring, overall very fine condition.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.