Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth certificate_of_authenticity 04 mm (w) x 58

04 mm (w) x 58

suspended from a period original tri-fold ribbon

with single star having been lost after previous repair

5 cm x 7 cm

Peter Nolasco

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth certificate_of_authenticity 04 mm (w) x 58(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered 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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch,