Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction 1815 by Ferdinand VII and

1815 by Ferdinand VII and awarded for services of a civil nature that benefit the country

Susan Creasy of Hay Green

and Vice Admiral Hyman G

All four men in that picture wear an SS division “Nordland” cuff title

itself set within an oval laurel leaf wreath

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction 1815 by Ferdinand VII 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, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 90 mm (w) x 56. 40 mm (h),