Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold and below that

and below that

Recipients may continue to wear their original medal if they are awarded a higher level for further service

all contained within fitted Cravanzola case of issue

with a leather washer with the upper finished in black at the base of the blade

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold and below that(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated 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 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire