Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge GTRexclude Footnote: Unterseebootsabwehrschule despite being named

Footnote: Unterseebootsabwehrschule despite being named as an anti-submarine warfare school was actually an establishment for secretly training new U-boat crews before Germany began openly re-arming

was awarded the Marine Corps Yangtze Service Medal and the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

A Maltese cross in bronze metal alloy

exhibiting wear on the reverse)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge GTRexclude Footnote: Unterseebootsabwehrschule despite being namedIn gilt, silvering, and fine zinc, unmarked; period repaired pinback; measuring 60 mm x 44 mm; most of the gilt and silver wash has worn off due to age and wear, otherwise fine condition.