Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pair of Minesweeper War Badges, Wartime and 1957 Versions Hold A photograph with a handwritten

A photograph with a handwritten reverse inscription of “DIE BEDIENUNG EINES FLAK-GESCHÜTZEN IN FLIEGERDECKUNG (“THE OPERATORS OF A FLAK GUN TAKING COVER”0

personal papers

caused the sword to twist in the hand

each unmarked and measuring 33

28 mm (w) x 49

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pair of Minesweeper War Badges, Wartime and 1957 Versions Hold A photograph with a handwritten(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). A pair of Minesweeper War Badges, including: 1. A Kriegsmarine (wartime) issue badge, constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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