The following maker marks are found on period Kriegsmarine war badges produced between 1939-1945

As can be seen in various images of maker marks in this section, makers used their "LDO" (Leistungs Gemeinschaft der Deutscher Ordenshersteller, Administration of German orders Manufacturers) numbers to mark their badges

For a list of "LDO" click on the link, below

"LDO" numbers

It should be noted that manufacturers also produced the same badges without any maker marks - therefore, unmarked badges should not be dismissed as originals purely because they are devoid of any marks.

F.W Assmann & Söhne - Lüdenscheid

Raised maker mark found on Minesweeper Badges

Funcke & Bruninghaus - Lüdenscheid. (F&BL)

So far, on KM Badges, only seen as the LDO Herstellermark, L/56. None noted yet with the F&BL initials.Found on, - U-Boat Badge, Marine Artillerie Badge and Minesweeper.

Roudolf Souval - Vienna.

Contrary to what was a popularly held belief for many years, both angular and round forms of the letters were used on wartime products.

Souval manufactured - U-Boat Badge, Auxiliary Cruiser, Destroyer, High Seas Fleet, Minesweeper, 2nd Pattern E-Boat, Blockade Breaker, Marine Artillerie

Schwerin - Berlin

Schwerin came in a variety of styles.

The stamped version so far only seen on U-Boat Badges (often quite faint). The version Schwerin / Berlin 68 in relief, found on the Destroyer Badge and 1st pattern E-Boat

Ausf. Schwerin Berlin 68 in conjunction with Peekhaus designers mark

Found on Second Pattern E-Boat

Ausf. Schwerin Berlin in conuunction with Adolf Bock designer mark

Found on High Seas Fleet Badge.

Friedrich Orth - Vienna (F.O.)

Usually has an "underline" to the letters but this is fragile and will often have partially flaked away.

Found on U-Boat Badge, High Seas Fleet, Destroyer, Auxiliary Cruiser.

Wilhelm Hobacher - Vienna

B H Mayer - Pforzheim (L/18)

So far found on U-Boat Badge, Destroyer and Minesweeper

Foerster & Barth - Pforzheim (L/21)

So far found on U-Boat Badge, Destroyer Badge, Auxiliary Cruiser, Minesweeper, High Seas Fleet.

E.Ferd. Wiedmann - Frankfurt.

So far found on U-Boat, Minesweeper, Flak.

LM - attributed to Lind & Meyrer - Oberstein

So far found on Minesweeper

Paul Meybauer - Berlin (L/13)

So far found on the U-Boat Badge.

Adolf Scholze or A D Schwerdt (A.S. Letters within a triangular border).

So far found on 2nd Pattern E-Boat and Minesweeper.

Hymmen & Co - Lüdenscheid (L/53)

So far found on U-Boat Badge and Destroyer Badge.

Gebrüder Wegerhoff - Lüdenscheid.

Rudolf Karneth - Gablonz

Friedrich Linden - Lüdenscheid

Richard Simm & Söhne - Gablonz

Usually found on High Seas Fleet & Minesweeper badges

C.E Juncker - Berlin SW

A rare "C. E Juncker Berlin SW'" maker mark found on an Auxiliary Cruiser Badge