Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variant I, by Wilhelm Hobacher Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with four destinations and corresponding

with four destinations and corresponding dates of arrivals indicated on the map: "FRIEDRICHSCHFEN 15

(Croix De Guerre des Théâtres d'Opérations Extérieurs = TOE)

eight with screwbacks

Ex George Peterson collection

in turn flanked on each side by raised North African-style buildings

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variant I, by Wilhelm Hobacher Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with four destinations and corresponding(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted August 31st, 1940. (Variant I mid to late war manufacture) Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse with an oval oak wreath and a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle with open wings clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse plain, with a barrel hinge, a vertical banjo style pinback, and a flat wire catch on a small