Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold one prong on reverse had

one prong on reverse had been period re-attached

The blade has a thin black leather washer cover its transition into the upper crossguard

The Order originally consisted of five classes

He stayed in the Reserve-Lazarett (reserve military hospital) II Würzburg

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold one prong on reverse had(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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 52 mm (w) x 56. 81 mm