| 词条 | Minesweeper War Badge |
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|name=Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände |image=Minensuchabzeichen.JPG |image_size=150px |caption= |awarded_by=Nazi Germany |type=Badge |eligibility=Military personnel |for=service in Kriegsmarine minesweepers |campaign=World War II |status=Obsolete |description= |clasps= |established=31 August 1940 |first_award= |last_award= |total= |posthumous= |recipients= |individual= |higher= |same= |lower= |related= |image2= |caption2=Friedrich Ruge inspecting sailors wearing the Minesweeper War Badge }} The Minesweeper War Badge or Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge ({{Lang-de|Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände}}) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to Kriegsmarine members for service on minesweepers vessels. The award was instituted on 31 August 1940 by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder. It was first awarded on 28 November 1940.{{sfn|Angolia|1987|p=130}} DesignThe medal, designed by Otto Placzek of Berlin, consists of an outer laurel wreath of oak leaves with the national emblem of eagle clutching a swastika (both golden coloured) at its apex. The central area features a representation of a sea mine exploding. The medal was first produced in bronze and later in zinc. Inferior quality late-war versions can appear a dull gray as the gold gilt was known to wear off.{{sfn|Angolia|1987|p=131}} The medal was worn on the lower part of the left breast pocket of the naval service tunic, underneath the 1st class Iron Cross if awarded, or equivalent grade award.{{sfn|Angolia|1987|p=130}} Criteria for awardAward of this medal could derive from{{sfn|Angolia|1987|p=130}}:
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