Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Newly Listed on a navy blue wool

on a navy blue wool base

In the charge of the Heavy Cavalry Brigade

82 mm (w) x 46

each star point of the star base with five pairs of faceted rays

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Newly Listed on a navy blue wool(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and toned 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 strike the ground, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch