Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction Archive 17 mm (w) x 34

17 mm (w) x 34

that he spoke English and Russian fluently

Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) had their first encounter with what the Allies came to call the "Flying Circus"

fourteen in various colors of enamels

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction Archive 17 mm (w) x 34(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),