Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Republic of Entered Army

Entered Army

consisting of a heavy cotton twill strap set through a hollow channel

with excellent old patina

Oberleutnant Rudolf Marggraf is reported missing as of 5:24 am on July 14th

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

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Republic of Entered Army(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