Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed and near mint

and near mint

each of the buttons marked with six small stars on the reverse

20 March 1944

some loss of paint is evident to the reverse of the decoration and the lid of the presentation case does not close with a flush fit

b for problems with his kidneys

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed and near mint(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, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a