Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth GTRexclude bearing a central medallion consisting

bearing a central medallion consisting of a field of cut glass gems overlaid by a St

measuring 88 mm (w) x 123 mm (h)

an uncommon bar to a recipient who

August-September 1940"

New York manufacturer's label affixed to the end panel

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth GTRexclude bearing a central medallion consisting(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 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire