Description
manufactured without swords
Repair at suspension
and engraver marked "SJ" (Stefano Johnson)
The upper left and lower right quarters of the shield feature the three guardian lions of England
seeing front line action shortly thereafter at the Battle of Lorraine
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of manufactured without swords(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