Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Badges GTRexclude the R 4 used as

the R 4 used as a fast underwater target in "Anti Submarine" exercises in what came to be known as "clockwork mousing"

A lot of Luftwaffe Flight Personnel Hauptmann rank insignia

constructed of non-magnetic metal with a leathered texture and black painted finish

) contemporary engraved naming

Footnote: The Order of Vasa was founded by King Gustav III on May 29

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Badges GTRexclude the R 4 used as(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of badges, including: 1. A Minesweeper War Badge, constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate,