Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive A downward-pointing hook emanates from

A downward-pointing hook emanates from the side for the accommodation of a frog

Josef Steiner was born October 23rd

Germany and France

although 84 years old and in poor health

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive A downward-pointing hook emanates from(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered 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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, unmarked but demonstrating the