German WWII Vintage Postcard of Kriegsmarine Sailors Cloth Insignia The brown felt buffer is

The brown felt buffer is in place under the crossguard

The handle does show someone’s initials faintly engraved just above the crossguard

wie sehr wie freuen

which was the last German decisive battle launched to support Germany against the allies in the Ardennes forest

and closed by a flat plug

German WWII Vintage Postcard of Kriegsmarine Sailors Cloth Insignia The brown felt buffer isGerman WWII Vintage Postcard of Kriegsmarine Sailors This is a very interesting postcard, it shows 7 Sailors, and two Kriegsmarine officers posing for the camera. This postcard was folded at one time so there is a slight crease down the center. The interesting part of this postcard is the note from Nick on the reverse. He mentions that he ate at this mess hall and was fed by German sailors in uniform. The note is dated 1945. It measures 5 inches (13.