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KM Minesweeper badge (OS)

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KM Minesweeper badge (OS)

Reference : MNL234BCDE

Reproduction of the Kriegsmarine Minesweeper insignia.
Old silver finish.
Attachment on back.
Manufacturer's markings.

High-quality craftsmanship.
Made in the Philippines.
Registered postage included.

The battle badge for minesweepers, submarine hunters and escorts, (German: Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände), is a German military decoration of the Third Reich. It was created on August 31, 1940 by Admiral Raeder to reward personnel working on mine-sweepers, submarine hunters and escorts.

To obtain the badge, the following conditions had to be met:

Participation in at least 3 operational missions on one of the types of vessel concerned.
Or to have been wounded during a mission.
Or to have taken part in a successful mission.
Or to have seen his boat sunk.
Or have completed 6 months of service.
Or taken part in a dangerous mine-laying mission.
Or 25 days of escort duty.

The badge was designed by Otto Placzek of Berlin, who drew his inspiration from a photograph published in 1940 in Fahrten und Flüge gegen England.
It consists of a wreath of oak leaves surmounted by an eagle, wings outstretched and holding between its talons a small swastika protruding slightly from the wreath. The attachment at the bottom of the wreath resembles two ribbons.
The central motif represents a spray of silver water rising from the waves, symbolizing the explosion of a mine.
Diplomas for this badge can take a variety of forms, with or without the national emblems.

The badge was to be worn on the left side of the jacket under the iron cross, if present.

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17.90 €

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