Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Republic of reverse bearing an eagle

reverse bearing an eagle

according to the Laws of this Commonwealth

consisting of a heavy cotton twill strap set through a hollow channel

Entered Army

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Republic of reverse bearing an eagle(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