Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt Newly Listed W” and engraved “Bimmler” by

W” and engraved “Bimmler” by hand

which was in the 11th Submarine Flotilla

stating that on June 21st

facing an equal number of reinforced button holes

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt Newly Listed W” and engraved “Bimmler” by(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Adolf Schwerdt, Stuttgart, measuring 45. 06