Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold with the work finished in

with the work finished in early 1923

in turn retaining a suspension ring with a period original ribbon

WATERBURY on the reverse

Stanislaus of Szczepanów

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold with the work finished in(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 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 barrel hinge emanating from a crimped base and banjo style