Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive 156th Infantry Battalion

156th Infantry Battalion

in the centre on a red cloth ground the antelope on a torse and a silver scroll at the bottom The Royal Warwickshire Regiment

He was absent from the ceremony where he was to receive his promotion to Captain

illustrating maps available from the company

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive 156th Infantry Battalion(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse with a laurel wreath border and with a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, maker marked R. K. for Rudolf Karnethon the reverse, measuring 44. 31 mm (w) x 55. 15 mm (h),