Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Archive maker marked with the logo

maker marked with the logo of an unidentified manufacturer formerly believed to be Adolf Scholze or Adolf Schwerdt

His citation reads: "This pilot has completed numerous fighter missions on all of which he has displayed exceptional skill

minor tarnishing and wear of enamels evident

His most significant work was aiding in the breaking of the Japanese Code

the obverse depicting a map of the Sudetenland overlaid by a photograph of A

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Archive maker marked with the logo(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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 56. 76 mm