Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Scholze Archive the reverse inscribed in cryllic

the reverse inscribed in cryllic script within an open ended laurel wreath

during their visit to Canada in the summer of 1927

84 mm x 35

the Battalion was re-designated the 107th Pioneer Battalion and was to serve in France in that capacity

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Scholze Archive the reverse inscribed in cryllic(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). 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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the characteristics of a design attributed to