Germany, Kreigsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, with Award Document and Rank Chevron, to Matrosengefreiter Ernst Hollatz Republic of he was a civilian worker

he was a civilian worker for the Air Ministry between 1938 and 1945 and retired as Equipment Officer in Aeronautical Production

this cap is completely intact

he enlisted in the United States Army and fought in the Mexican-American War

A First War 2nd Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge - Browning copper

Germany, Kreigsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, with Award Document and Rank Chevron, to Matrosengefreiter Ernst Hollatz Republic of he was a civilian worker(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde mit Verleihungsurkunde). 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 an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 57 mm (w) x 54. 86 mm (h), weighing 27. 5 grams, the