Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Archive issued by the “DEUTSCHE VOLKSGRUPPE

issued by the “DEUTSCHE VOLKSGRUPPE IN KROATIEN”

well-marked Klein & Quenzer

embarking for Canada on May 18

while another was believed to be the largest in the world

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Archive issued by the “DEUTSCHE VOLKSGRUPPE(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