Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction obverse illustrating a lyre with

obverse illustrating a lyre with a swastika engraved on its base

a Bavarian State DRK Decoration

122 mm tall

10 ° 47' 30" O at a depth of 40 meters

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction obverse illustrating a lyre with(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a gilt Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 67 mm (w) x 56. 12 mm