Description
17 mm x 17
At the end of August 1916 Hindenberg and Ludendorff took over the overall command of the army
41 mm x 56 mm
the helmet plate is in gilt featuring the Crowned Royal Arms of Bavaria supported by two crowned lions rampant regardant with forked tails
2) a Black Wound Badge
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variant I, by Wilhelm Hobacher Republic of 17 mm x 17(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted August 31st, 1940. (Variant I mid to late war manufacture) Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse with an oval oak wreath and a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle with open wings clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse plain, with a barrel hinge, a vertical banjo style pinback, and a flat wire catch on a small