Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Newly Listed transferred from the 93rd Infantry

transferred from the 93rd Infantry Battalion to the 247th Infantry Battalion "Victoria and Haliburton Battalion/Die Hards"

all within a wreath of thistles

inflicting numerous casualties

The tunic measures approximately 464 mm aross the shoulder

obverse illustrating Mount Vesuvius across the Bay of Naples

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by C.E. Juncker Newly Listed transferred from the 93rd Infantry(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a stylized depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics