Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of the reverse with a visible

the reverse with a visible rivet securing the obverse bomb in place

vertical pinback (broken off)

reverse centre presents the five-line inscription FÜR 25 JÄHRIGE TREUE MITGLIEDSCHAFT (FOR 25 YEARS FAITHFUL MEMBERSHIP)

On 2 January 1945 he was promoted to Gruppenkommandeur of II

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 19th Infantry Battalion

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of the reverse with a visible(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm