Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge By Foerster & Barth GTRexclude 1944 upon leaving this unit

1944 upon leaving this unit

with its original cornflower blue ribbon and a horizontal pinback

likely from previous mounting

It has not been in a collection

Rushing forward he reached the enemy trench in seconds and killed the sentry

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge By Foerster & Barth GTRexclude 1944 upon leaving this unit(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted on 31 August 1940 by Supreme Commander Erich Raeder. Constructed of silvered zink, the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a silvered, oval oak leaf wreath, each side having an outer margin of seven oak leaves pointing upward, at the bottom is a stylized bow holding the wreath together, within the lower third of the wreath lies a calm water surface with narrowly spaced