Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt United Republic of he became a Pilot in

he became a Pilot in Kampfgeschwader 157 in December of 1938

1944 to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)

"You don't have to worry

the obverse in silver gilt exhibiting a Maltese Cross in white and blue enamels with elegant gilt edges

the exterior of the lid embossed with a standard German eagle with open wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt United Republic of he became a Pilot in(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