Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach United Republic of with minor tarnishing and material

with minor tarnishing and material fatigue also visible to the metal and other textile elements

Accompanied by a LDO case

measuring 61 mm (w) x 86 mm (h)

(Bundeswehr Dienstrock und Schirmmütze)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach United Republic of with minor tarnishing and material(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a massive integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture