Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, 8-Wave Type, Variation 4, by Rudolf Karneth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac but is in an overall

but is in an overall better than very fine condition

opening with a functional magnetic metal snap button and a functional magnetic metal hinge

The 8th Army meanwhile held a line from Benevento eastwards to the Adriatic and it is assumed that the medal dates from late 1943

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and were surrounded by German forces

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, 8-Wave Type, Variation 4, by Rudolf Karneth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac but is in an overall(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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with an integral block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a crimped base, maker