a large "S" emboss stamped on the side of the lid on the non-hinged side
The International Red Cross reported Windisch was a prisoner of war on several occasions
With the impending attack on Russia in the summer of 1941
the name could be Ulrich or similar
with three additional papers inside
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge GTRexclude a large "S" emboss stamped(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central U Boat set across the badge over a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 40. 16 mm (h), weighing 24. 1