Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Newly Listed with signature black bakelite grip

with signature black bakelite grip plates on either side of the grip that appears to be cracked on the non-insignia baring side

Fitzroy Harbour

Fleck landed in France in August

Measuring 252 x 354mm

He faced disciplinary action

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Newly Listed with signature black bakelite grip(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 magnetic (iron) banjo style pinback meeting a flat