Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold 3 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit

3 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit on March 16th

Duke of Lancaster's Own Hussars

the star points alternating with five emanating gilt rays and five faceted rays

Footnote: The Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (MVSN = Voluntary Militia for National Security)

original ribbon with Falklands rosette and pinback

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold 3 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit(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,