Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf & Karneth & Söhne Hold including a set of Flak/Artillery

including a set of Flak/Artillery Gefreiter collar tabs

Footnote: John Maloney was serving with the United States Army 1889th Support Group as an Engineer

measuring 48 mm (w) x 102 mm (h)

Footnote: Peter Grieve achieved the rank of Artificer Engineer (Acting) on September 1

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf & Karneth & Söhne Hold including a set of Flak/Artillery(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 depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,