Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of then reverted to the permanent

then reverted to the permanent rank of Private on December 23rd

Henry Urwick in 1907

Stuttgart der Meistermannschaft” in raised letters

Naming is impressed in small serif capitals on the KM

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of then reverted to the permanent(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm