Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, With Photos certificate_of_authenticity or been wounded while serving

or been wounded while serving in the area

the reverse shows the coat of arms for Garmisch-Partenkirchen

marked LDO and L/16

A mint condition War Merit Cross Second Class/Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

He followed his formal education by entering the work world

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, With Photos certificate_of_authenticity or been wounded while serving(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). 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 stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and crudely replaced wire pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth &