Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Badges Archive The year 1920 would continued

The year 1920 would continued to be an eventful year in the Captain's life

a 1938 Braunschweig Gautag badge

(Bayerische Medaillen)

that had developed into bronchial pneumonia

with most of its original golden finish worn off

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Badges Archive The year 1920 would continued(Dienstabzeichen). A pair of service badges, including a Minesweeper War Badge, constructed of gilded and patinated zink, 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 central stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 20 mm