Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Archive 71 mm x 96 mm)

71 mm x 96 mm)

measuring 100 mm x 46 mm

Description: Fire Service Forty Years' Long Service Medal (gilt iron

(Allgemeines Militär Ehrenzeichen)

engraved with an award number of “762011”

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Archive 71 mm x 96 mm)(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