Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach United Republic of scattered gilt war evident on

scattered gilt war evident on both sides

Light contact and crazing on the upper of the belt and the tab

including a ribbon bar featuring three decorations

he became eligible to drive vehicles of class 3

frayed original ribbon)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach United Republic of scattered gilt war evident on(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and toned 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a large integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture