The third and last section
culminating in a lacquered black vulcanfibre visor offering neck protection for the wearer
inscribed Opes regum corda subditorum (Latin - The deeds of the Kings win the hearts of their subjects)
A Scarce 1920's German Communist Troops Buckle - in solid brass
Private Oeklers was discharged at Headquarters
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer United Republic of The third and last section(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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and short banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim,