Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne GTRexclude inscribed in Latin "VIRTVTE DVCE"

inscribed in Latin "VIRTVTE DVCE" (the Command) above and engraver marked "DE MARCHIS"

Private John Arbuckle

on his personal letterhead

68 mm (w) x 60

circumscribed “Grosser Feldherr ziehe ein in Walhall” (German - Great Commander

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne GTRexclude inscribed in Latin "VIRTVTE DVCE"(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of zink, the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground, the reverse plain with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with three rivets holding eagle in place visible, maker marked on reverse R. K. for Rudolf Karnerth