flanked by ten signatures in black ink
Inside are two gray cotton pockets
as he was declared to be illegally absent by a Court of Enquiry and struck off strength as a Deserter on January 11
5 mm (w) x 43 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension
the obverse centrally inscribed “FA” for “Friedrich August”
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth GTRexclude flanked by ten signatures in(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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with 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, Gablonz,