Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 3, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from its original German-issued ribbon

preceded in precedence only by the Medal of Valor

and the Heavy Machine Guns 34 and 42

excellent medical and surgical care was provided to the sick and wounded Marines and other United States personnel

Scott” in capital letters

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 3, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction on loop for suspension from(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 Wehrmacht 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, with a stabilizer emanating from the twelve oclock