Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Auction Archive 2 mm x 47 mm

2 mm x 47 mm

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Auction Archive 2 mm x 47 mm(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 magnetic (iron) banjo style pinback meeting a flat