Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse bearing a raised

the reverse bearing a raised central lion rampant

Footnote: Henry Charles Dinger was born on March 2

bearing two bands of gold bullion wire piping around a central bands of silver aluminum wire piping

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the reverse bearing a raised(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 an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked