Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Newly Listed The interior of the cap

The interior of the cap has a 25-mm wide sweatband constructed of buckram with a finish of black lacquer

Adolf Hitler laid the cornerstone of the Volkswagen factory in Fallerselben

3 (h) x 10

with a central raised lion grappling with a dragon

The Germans opened up there anti-aircraft defences

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Newly Listed The interior of the cap(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on top of a cloud from which a lightning bolt is emanating and striking the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz, measuring 43. 44