eight with screwbacks
a German Veterans Association Honour Cross
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
(Croix De Guerre des Théâtres d'Opérations Extérieurs = TOE)
in turn flanked on each side by raised North African-style buildings
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variant I, by Wilhelm Hobacher Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic eight with screwbacks(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