Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Buy Now the obverse is inscribed “Winterschlacht

the obverse is inscribed “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42” (“Winter Battle in the East 1941/42”) with crossed sword and oak leaf branch at the bottom

Order of Medjidie (silver

with a Deschler trademark pin keeper and horizontal pinback

but I overtook one and attacked from above

the highest rank in the SS he would hold

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Buy Now the obverse is inscribed “Winterschlacht(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,