Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Archive in tact enamels

in tact enamels

This cross is issued around the same time as was Prussian 1813 Iron Cross

initials scratched into wreath's reverse

some in colour

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Archive in tact enamels(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 an integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of