Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 2, by Rudolf Karneth certificate_of_authenticity with various icons

with various icons

was drafted to the 'K' Class Submarine

and was a notable purge in the 30 June 1934 purge of the Sturmabteilung (SA) leadership as part of the Knight of the Long Knives

the reverse in black wool with P

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 2, by Rudolf Karneth certificate_of_authenticity with various icons(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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 a block hinge and tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz,