Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of frosted silver crowned Army eagle

frosted silver crowned Army eagle insignia affixed to the upper

The upper left and lower right quarters of the shield feature the three guardian lions of England

acting as an Instructor at the Canadian Infantry Training Centre at Camp Ipperwash and at No

downward scallops on the sides

were shipped out to Schleswig-Holstein (northern Germany) where they surrendered

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of frosted silver crowned Army eagle(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