Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Richard Simm & Söhne Archive he convinced Hitler to appoint

he convinced Hitler to appoint his close friend

the transferred again

the son of Henry Sweeney and Clara Sweeney

resident of Toronto when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 134th Infantry Battalion "48th Highlanders"

picturesque city of Aachen had little military value in itself

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Richard Simm & Söhne Archive he convinced Hitler to appoint(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted on 31 August 1940 by Supreme Commander Erich Raeder. Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a silvered, oval oak leaf wreath, each side having an outer margin of seven oak leaves pointing upward, at the bottom is a stylized bow holding the wreath together, within the lower third of the wreath lies a calm water surface with narrowly