Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges for Military and Sports Merit GTRexclude (Friedrichs-Orden Etui)

(Friedrichs-Orden Etui)

George on its original ribboned five-sided suspension with pinback

dark patinas on the BWMs

the obverse bearing a BeVo-style

this tab was found in a photo album brought back by an American veteran

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges for Military and Sports Merit GTRexclude (Friedrichs-Orden Etui)(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. A Minesweeper War Badge, constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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, surrounding a depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating