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

of typical IKOM Zagreb manufacture

with four pages of entries regarding his Air Gunner's course from October and November 1944

sometimes between 1922 and 1938 this collar chain was imported into Austria

silver frame (marked 800)

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