Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction It was the Staff Company

It was the Staff Company of the 2nd Group of Jagdgeschwader (Fighter Wing) 27

Robert Martin of Ohsweken

the armband is in an overall better than very fine condition

leaving for his new unit on June 11th

(Zivilabzeichen)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction It was the Staff Company(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 stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,