At the same time Soviet rear support units and aviation bases struggled hard to keep up with the advancing front
the obverse bearing a single silver aluminum wire chevron
in addition to being taken on strength as a Supernumerary to Establishment on the 20th while with the 21st Infantry Battalion
but otherwise in unissued condition
obverse bears the cypher of Tsar Nicholas II
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia certificate_of_authenticity At the same time Soviet(Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of badges and insignia, including: 1. A Minesweeper War Badge, 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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked