Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Gilded Ground Assault Badge By C.e. Juncker Hold Bade in zinc

Bade in zinc

With the war having ended and his war service having come to an end

one of Childs in Uniform and Wearing the HMCS Nootka Tally Ribbon (inscribed in handwritten black ink "27 yrs

Chaffee / born Apr

but inexperienced or unwilling guides first led them about mid-morning to a point on the river opposite de Salaberry's forward defences

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Gilded Ground Assault Badge By C.e. Juncker Hold Bade in zinc(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). A rare and unusual example of a Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge, constructed of gilded and blackened nickel silver (gilded highlights are burnished) and without any question gilding was done before the eagle was riveted on the base; the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath tied together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on top of a storm