Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold Plaque in silvered zinc

Plaque in silvered zinc

He was subsequently promoted to battalion leader

the reverse with a central hand clutching a sword

with the exterior of the cover bearing a black-and-white photograph of Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF) personnel in Europe

which has a hooked quillon and forms one piece with the handle and lower crossguard

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold Plaque in silvered zinc(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of