Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 5th company raised in Wittlich

5th company raised in Wittlich along the Westwall

and economic activity slowed to a standstill

5 mm (d) inclusive of its non-functioning stem

Includes nine Miniature Awards:

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 5th company raised in Wittlich(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 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,