Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of He was wounded by a

He was wounded by a grenade splinter to the back of the head

1941 for an undisclosed illness

into which is stitched a machine-woven reinforcement holding up the peak of the cap

he was discharged from hospital

(Wolfram von Richthofen Brief mit Postkarte)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Schwerin Republic of He was wounded by a(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, surrounding a stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker