Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Owner-Attributed, Unknown Maker Variant Archive Kent on August 10th

Kent on August 10th

museum marked in red ink "60" and marked "ALPAKA" (nickle silver) on the reverse

the collar chain measuring approximately 740 mm in length

who was also from Winona and enlisted with the 129th Infantry Battalion on the same day

the nurses were credited with displaying "admirable discipline"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Owner-Attributed, Unknown Maker Variant Archive Kent on August 10th(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 tapering vertical pinback, bearing a hand etched owners surname of BECKER, otherwise unmarked but