Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Auction with first war "1332" (1914)

with first war "1332" (1914) clasp in silver affixed to its original ribbon

earning the infamous moniker of the “Red Baron” due to his colourful aircraft

A Werkschutz cap insignia

CREIGHTON by WINNIFRED CREIGHTON

33 mm wide x 440 mm in length

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Auction with first war "1332" (1914)(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 stylized depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked