Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Auction 315th Engineers

315th Engineers

measuring 72 mm x 59 mm

Many of the men of the division were young German conscripts

and is credited with having served in the Second World War

with approximately 70% of its original bronze finish remaining

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Auction 315th Engineers(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