Germany, Kriegsmarine. Two Period Studio Portraits Of A Sailor (Minesweeper) Auction missing one of the eyelets

missing one of the eyelets on the side

the two lowest rankings (7th and 8th classes) for the Order of the Rising Sun were abolished

Pinned into the peak is an aluminum Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

measuring 175 mm (w) x 175 mm (l) x 80 mm (h) (inclusive of legs)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. Two Period Studio Portraits Of A Sailor (Minesweeper) Auction missing one of the eyeletsIn the first picture, the sailor wears the cap tally of Versuchsboot Nautilus, a minesweeper that was used as a testing ship by the Sperrversuchskommando (Mine Testing Command) in the development of mines, and detonation and sweeping devices. The reverse shows a dedication in black ink: in memory of your friend Heinz. It is dated to November 8, 1938. The second picture is tinted. It shows the same sailor wearing a Minesweeper Badge. A stamp on the