Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, C. 1943, By Rudolf Karneth Hold he was seriously injured in

he was seriously injured in a take-off accident

Otto Dimmel

Knight’s breast badge

silver frame (marked 800)

Silver with red enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, C. 1943, By Rudolf Karneth Hold he was seriously injured in(Luftwaffe Erdkampfabzeichen). Instituted on 31. 3. 1942 by Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Gring. (Issued 1942 1945). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe eagle with outspread wings on the top, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground, the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, with a crimped sheet metal hinge and a