Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 2, by Rudolf Karneth Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic He was promoted to Sergeant

He was promoted to Sergeant on September 1

Aleexec directly below the bust

all within rectangular frame

the obverse bearing a gilded bronze insignia above a soutache of identical construction

S-Z colour diamonds

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 2, by Rudolf Karneth Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic He was promoted to Sergeant(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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz,