Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Hold he was transferred to Base

he was transferred to Base Depot at Tidsworth on January 31

Michael Cross Fourth Class (Bayerisch-Königlicher Verdienstorden vom heiligen Michael)

white metal insignia and beaver icon mounted to a bronze gilt base

After a short work-up subsequent to commissioning on February 3

Footnote: The Gold Grade I Class Cross was instituted by Royal decree no

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Hold he was transferred to Base(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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, surrounding a central stylized depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked