Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge GTRexclude Birmingham on January 15

Birmingham on January 15

where he graduated Course #41 on January 15

on its original full-length sash incorporating a decorative moiré pattern

reverse illustrating two soldiers from different eras shaking hands

where he would serve with the 8th Canadian Siege Battery

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge GTRexclude Birmingham on January 15(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 wreathed mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 89 mm