Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Republic of railway cars

railway cars

with the ribbing retaining an intact twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire cord

along with a loop sewn in place at the collar for hanging the blouse from a hook

Construction began in 1900 and lasted for eight years

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Republic of railway cars(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 eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire