Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Buy Now The cap measures 290 mm

The cap measures 290 mm (l) x 105 mm (h)

I Class Gold Grade Decoration: three-piece construction

It is constructed of a dark grey wool cloth base which demonstrates a pronounced whipcord weave

inscribed “Allezeit Bereit” (German - Always Ready)

After his retirement from the RAF

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Buy Now The cap measures 290 mm(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker