Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed below is a swastika and

below is a swastika and two crossed oak leaves

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

hallmarked on the reverse with silver hallmarks

20 March 1944

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed below is a swastika and(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