Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold which has a hooked quillon

which has a hooked quillon and forms one piece with the handle and lower crossguard

5 mm ribbon bar with bronze MID Oak Leaf and Leopold III Clasps attached

the reverse with a central hand clutching a sword

similarly measuring 41 mm (h) x 33 mm (w)

He was subsequently promoted to battalion leader

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold which has a hooked quillon(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of