Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 5th company raised in Wittlich

5th company raised in Wittlich along the Westwall

Heinrich was reburied on the German military cemetery of Annœullin near Lille

5 mm (d) inclusive of its non-functioning stem

mounted to a star base in bronze gilt with red and green enamels

Includes nine Miniature Awards:

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 5th company raised in Wittlich(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 a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne,