Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold before returning to H

before returning to H

marked "20" under the pin

In black wool

The photo shows Sorge in uniform

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold before returning to H(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted on 31 August 1940 by Supreme Commander Erich Raeder. Constructed of gilded tombak, the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a gilded, 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 spaced