Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction 43 mm x 102 mm

43 mm x 102 mm

fine screen fitted in the base with a semblance of blush remaining on it

measuring 47 mm x 40 mm

984 by the end of the conflict

the obverse consisting of a central Romanian national eagle

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction 43 mm x 102 mm(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). A unique example of the Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge, constructed of a zink base, plated with copper, and finished with a silver coating, 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, the eagle set over a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge