Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Newly Listed when a direct hit from

when a direct hit from a Russian flak shell forced the crew of a 1G+BM to jump from a burning plane with parachutes to an unknown future

66 mm x 92 mm

residue in the recessed ares from cleaning

and Victory Medal (249132 PNR

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Newly Listed when a direct hit from(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