Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, With Case, By Rudolf Karneth Auction 207 mm x 278 mm

207 mm x 278 mm x 70 mm

maker marked on reverse with Assmann logo and “D

received the German Cross in Gold (11 November 1944)

measuring 217 mm (w) x 277 mm (h) x 22 mm (d)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, With Case, By Rudolf Karneth Auction 207 mm x 278 mm(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe mit Etui). 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 silvered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with three visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style