Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of rectangular-framed ribbon suspension

rectangular-framed ribbon suspension

the reverse depicts the complex off-white threading that build up the star

measuring 102 mm x 30 mm

A Maltese cross in tombak

Since the 1960s

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of rectangular-framed ribbon suspension(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of partially silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, overlaid by a silvered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x 56. 18 mm (h),