Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Archive measuring 100 mm x 46

measuring 100 mm x 46 mm

It is fully lined with an off-white rayon liner

71 mm x 96 mm)

engraved with an award number of “762011”

though some companies were too far away for their men to attend

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Archive measuring 100 mm x 46(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with three visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge emanating from a crimped base and banjo style