Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed when he would recount the

when he would recount the event

In October 1939

his right hand resting upon the handlebars of his bicycle

KRIEGERBUND” (“FOR SERVICE TO THE HONOUR OF THE BADEN WARRIOR’S LEAGUE”)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed when he would recount the(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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,