Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold awarded in five classes (Grand

awarded in five classes (Grand Cross

for the above described deeds while serving as Adjutant and a Company Commander in the 6th Battalion

a ball-tipped Maltese Cross with multiple rays in the quadrants

horizontal bronze pinback

shares his brother's grave

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold awarded in five classes (Grand(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth,