Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude illustrating a white swastika wit

illustrating a white swastika wit the coat-of-arms of the City of Kiel in the centre

scattered chipping on the arms on the obverse

Whitney was killed in action on August 26th 1918 and is remembered on the Massey Harris Co

Iron Cross Second Class 1939 - Unmkared

strong catch

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude illustrating a white swastika wit(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 an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked