Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction black threading to the wings

black threading to the wings

A 1935 “Auf der Alm” (On the Mountain) Kemnath Erbendorf Kreistreffen badge

joining his unit in the field on November 3rd

There is a securing strap with a brass tab dual riveted to its end and stitched in place on the front

obverse illustrating the flags of the Third Reich

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction black threading to the wings(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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 52 mm (w) x 56. 81 mm