Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold on a cobalt blue wool

on a cobalt blue wool base sewn in place towards the front

Flight Oberst Collar Tabs & Shoulder Boards - fine quality matching set

1917 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel P

He then worked in several different jobs in the 1930s

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Hold on a cobalt blue wool(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 central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked