Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of (Wolfram von Richthofen Brief mit

(Wolfram von Richthofen Brief mit Postkarte)

measures 120 mm x 63mm (4 ¾ x 2 ½ inches) in total length

measuring 50 mm x 35 mm

He was wounded by a grenade splinter to the back of the head

with 1 Clasp - North West Frontier 1937-39

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of (Wolfram von Richthofen Brief mit(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker