reverse inscribed "DEUTSCHE ROLLSCHUH-MEISTERSCHAFTEN DÜSSELDORF 1936" with leafing above and below
commanding the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces
near extremely fine condition with light warping and minimal scuffing
with a maximum firing range of 115
mounted to a die-stamped brass base
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Richard Simm & Söhne Archive reverse inscribed "DEUTSCHE ROLLSCHUH-MEISTERSCHAFTEN DÜSSELDORF(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted on 31 August 1940 by Supreme Commander Erich Raeder. Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a silvered, oval oak leaf wreath, each side having an outer margin of seven oak leaves pointing upward, at the bottom is a stylized bow holding the wreath together, within the lower third of the wreath lies a calm water surface with narrowly