Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Republic of but the dagger is in

but the dagger is in an otherwise near extremely fine condition

reverse bearing an eagle

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

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

with excellent old patina

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Republic of but the dagger is in(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