Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed " at the lower left

" at the lower left and numbered "408" at the lower right

(SS-Gruppenführer Kragenspiegel)

A fine Wehrmacht Heer Crimea Campaign shield

pin connection at hinge loose

Signature in faded red/pink ink

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed " at the lower left(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 96 mm (w) x 56.