Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Auction Archive His funeral

His funeral

and Bombadier Badge (sterling silver

retaining only some of its original cross-graining

with minor material fatigue evident to the wool

a semi-ovular badge constructed of aluminum

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Auction Archive His funeral(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 a central visible rivet securing the eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round