Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth GTRexclude measuring 24 mm (w) x

measuring 24 mm (w) x 16 mm (h)

constructed of a magnetic molybdenum steel shell which retains much of its original dark field-grey paint

with a bronze Canada General Service collar tab representing a cap badge affixed to the front

with a large unused space for the addition of a handwritten inscription

The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Battleford under the authority of G

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth GTRexclude measuring 24 mm (w) x(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,