Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, C. 1943, By Rudolf Karneth Hold silver frame (marked 800)

silver frame (marked 800)

Silver with red enamels

Knight’s breast badge

traces of scuffing on the exterior

Clarence and Reginald

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, C. 1943, By Rudolf Karneth Hold silver frame (marked 800)(Luftwaffe Erdkampfabzeichen). Instituted on 31. 3. 1942 by Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Gring. (Issued 1942 1945). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe eagle with outspread wings on the top, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground, the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, with a crimped sheet metal hinge and a