Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Type 4 by Wilhelm Deumer Hold with original mailing envelope

with original mailing envelope

Throughout the day his conduct was most gallant

2) A Bavarian Order of Merit Fourth Class with Swords

in full uniform and with all awards and his Admiral’s baton clearly visible

consisting of a bronze insignia bearing a raised Bundeswehr-style German national eagle

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Modified for Postwar Wear, Type 4 by Wilhelm Deumer Hold with original mailing envelope(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle, surrounding a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 4 badge