Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Auction Archive measuring 26 mm (w) x

measuring 26 mm (w) x 33

Minor soiling and material fatigue is evident

measuring 44 mm x 24 mm

Gallantry Cross

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Auction Archive measuring 26 mm (w) x(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 central visible rivet securing the eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round