He was subsequently invalided to England
The division was removed from the Eastern Front and sent west
The interior of the breast flap is stamped with “2072
A 2nd Lieutenant Commission Document to Military Cross Recipient
after it reached the front near Washington
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive He was subsequently invalided to(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