Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold the twelve o’clock arm with

the twelve o’clock arm with a monogram of King Victor Emmanuel III

Mayer Kumstprägeanstallt

on the 28th

so his parents are asked to give the award to him instead

containing copies of his Service Records and Discharge Papers from the National Archives

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold the twelve o’clock arm with(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block binge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked R. K. for the firm of Rudolf