Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Archive some in colour

some in colour

The cap measures 273 mm (l) x 250 mm (w) x 156 mm (h)

in tact enamels

Instituted 22 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Archive some in colour(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of