Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Archive blue wool in the centrepiece

blue wool in the centrepiece

reverse centre presents the embossed crowned cypher of King Leopold II

A Silver Maltese cross with crossed Roman Swords

disembarking in Halifax on the 29th

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Archive blue wool in the centrepiece(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 wreathed mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 89 mm