Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Archive The outer edge of the

The outer edge of the crown is trimmed with a length of red piping

only very small hairline cracks

and getting his glider license while still in school

Scans from Operation Record Book for 625 sqd

including five plates illustrating the Order’s classes

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Archive The outer edge of the(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 single visible rivet securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a