Minesweeper pics Please!

[ned kelly]

Hello everyone,
I was wondering if people could please post some pics of the various types of award Docs for the Minesweeper badge as there seems to be quite a few from what I see for sale at the Mo.
These have reciently grabbed my attention lately and I don't know anything about them.
I would like to also know if there are any'fantasy' docs out there or repro's which I am assuming there are!
Thanks guys and am looking foward to some picks.
Glenn.

GO THE MIGHTY ALL BLACKS-bad luck Wales.

[W. C. Stump]

MINE SWEEPER'S SMALL SIZE

The document is 8 1/2 X 6".

[W. C. Stump]

LARGE SIZE

This is an example of a large size Mine Sweeper's presentation document. 11 3/4 X 8 1/4"

[W. C. Stump]

ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO POST SCAN

This is an example of a large size Mine Sweeper's presentation document. 11 3/4 X 8 1/4"

[Rick White]

Here is one to a Luftwaffe Observer who flew with Minensuchgruppe1. (Sorry, only had a scan of a photo copy handy...)

Rick

[Rick White]

Herr Newmann...

[Simon O.]

These two are both awarded in Tromsø, as far as this decoration goes docs coming from Tromsø are not unusual. The reasons being firstly that Tromsø was the headquarters for the Admiral der Norwegischen Polarküste and secondly that the KM had a large number of convoys sailing up to Kirkenes and Petsamo to supply the XIX Geb.Korps from mid '41 to late '44. This meant that a large number of R-boote, MS, VP, U-jäger and other small ship flotillas were needed to escort and protect these convoys and the routes they used.


This particular style of document i have seen on several Tromsø docs. The signature is that of Kapitän zur See Jerchel who was in fact the Kommandant der Seeverteidigung Tromsö.



this one is signed by Konteradmiral Walter Krastel who was stand in for Vizeadmiral Otto Schenk between August and October 1941





Regards

Simon

[George Stimson]

Mine's very similar to Bill's. It's the same size....

[George Stimson]

It's bigger than my scanner can handle, actually, and way down at the bottom edge is this.