Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Archive engraved with an award number

engraved with an award number of “762011”

Description: Fire Service Forty Years' Long Service Medal (gilt iron

Knights Cross Fourth Class with Swords

though some companies were too far away for their men to attend

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Archive engraved with an award number(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated 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 barrel hinge emanating from a crimped base and banjo style