£190
A German Kriegsmarine Other Ranks Deck Cap with Scharnhorst cap tally, often referred to as a ‘Donald Duck’ cap. This example with metal eagle and cockade roundel insignia to the top and cap tally for ‘Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst’. The interior has the original brown sweatband and ivory lining. Together with two further cap tallies for ZERSTORER ROMMEL and Das Reich (3). The German battleship Scharnhorst was one of the most famous ships of the Kriegsmarine. She was involved in many of the major naval engagements of the war and was often used as a propaganda tool for the Third Reich. She was eventually sunk during the Battle of the North Cape on 26th December 1943. Of her crew of 1,968 officers and men, only 36 men survived the sinking. Ex museum item. Swastika censored on photo.
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