Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach GTRexclude the dome incorporating a khaki-tinted

the dome incorporating a khaki-tinted moisture shield and covering the manufacturer's mark

measuring 42 mm (w) x 510 mm (l)

Corps School for Artillery instruction

it likely had been exposed to Sun that made threads appear slightly yellow/tarnished

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach GTRexclude the dome incorporating a khaki-tinted(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