Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Hold the shoulder boards constructed of

the shoulder boards constructed of four rows of silver aluminum bullion wire embroidery twisted into a U-shape

maker marked "SSR"

consisting of 1) A Bavarian Order of Military Merit ribbon

Martins Plain Camp at Shorncliffe

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Hold the shoulder boards constructed of(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 39 mm (w) x 54. 34 mm (h),