Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity thirty-two with original ribbons

thirty-two with original ribbons

as it was not a major center of war production

(Luftwaffe Kragenspiegel für Major der Artillerie/Flaktruppe)

Very scarce award to a Canadian airman

was transferred to the Queen's Own Rifles

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity thirty-two with original ribbons(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variation credited to Wilhelm Deumer,