Germany, Kreigsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, with Award Document and Rank Chevron, to Matrosengefreiter Ernst Hollatz GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “LITTERIS ET

the reverse inscribed “LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS” (Latin - Letters and Arts)

better than very fine conditio

consisting of 1) A Bronze merit medal

at the age of 63 (or 69) and is buried in Burnsland Cemetery in Calgary

is the grand charge of the French Cavalry

Germany, Kreigsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, with Award Document and Rank Chevron, to Matrosengefreiter Ernst Hollatz GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “LITTERIS ET(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