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 The 8th Army meanwhile held

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

Meyer card of issue

exhibiting surface abrasion and minor contact to the top

and were surrounded by German forces

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

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 The 8th Army meanwhile held(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