Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variant I, by Wilhelm Hobacher Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic in turn flanked on each

in turn flanked on each side by raised North African-style buildings

entitled "Aces High - A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII" by Christopher Shores and Clive Williams

III Class in Bronze

Ex George Peterson collection

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variant I, by Wilhelm Hobacher Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic in turn flanked on each(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted August 31st, 1940. (Variant I mid to late war manufacture) Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse with an oval oak wreath and a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle with open wings clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse plain, with a barrel hinge, a vertical banjo style pinback, and a flat wire catch on a small