Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude the Algonquin Regiment (June 29

the Algonquin Regiment (June 29

with a square non-magnetic backing plate horizontal pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse

Insignia in silver gilt with blue and white enamels

including an Eastern Front shell

From his earliest verified service of Acting Boatswain on Leda in 1815 the Muster List shows that he

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude the Algonquin Regiment (June 29(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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked