Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity after heavy fighting took Chodaczkow-Wielki

after heavy fighting took Chodaczkow-Wielki and attacked further along to the northeast on Tarnopol

with green-enamelled arms

blue and white cotton sewn in place on the upper

(Verwundetenmedaillen)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity after heavy fighting took Chodaczkow-Wielki(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 mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch