Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Type 4 by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden There is no information about

There is no information about where he served until early 1942

obverse shows elephant

horizontal slender banjo style pinback (magnetic) with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

What is to be noted with regards to this piece is the simply outstanding condition of its blade

together with a list of Commanding Officers highlights this initial work

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Type 4 by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden There is no information about(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, surrounding a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 4 badge