Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction 122 mm tall

122 mm tall

the white satin lining on the inside lid exhibiting tiny nips and spotting from the facing Breast Star

a Bavarian State DRK Decoration

(Krieger Verdienstmedaille) Instituted 1835

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction 122 mm tall(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a gilt 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 67 mm (w) x 56. 12 mm