Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth certificate_of_authenticity suspended from a period original

suspended from a period original tri-fold ribbon

scuffed and discoloured exterior

with single star having been lost after previous repair

Dieter Hans Clemm von Hohenberg

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth certificate_of_authenticity suspended from a period original(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,