Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Republic of illustrating a fasces with a

illustrating a fasces with a five-sided star immediately to the upper right

this high-quality service tunic remains in an extremely fine condition

case and pins also better than very fine

He joined the SS in 1933 and became a platoon leader in the SS-Sonderkommando (special command) “Berlin”

according to the Laws of this Commonwealth

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Republic of illustrating a fasces with a(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