Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Early 1957 Issue GTRexclude recipient of the Knight’s Cross

recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves

blackened leather construction boots

the son of General John MacNeil Walter

War Merit Cross 1st Class by Deumer - First Class Cross with Swords in zinc alloy

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Early 1957 Issue GTRexclude recipient of the Knight’s Cross(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). An early quality 1957 version reflective of period wartime insignia, in silvered zinc, the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom, topped by a Luftwaffe style German national eagle, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 03 mm (w) x 56. 86 mm (h), weighing