Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold Constructed of a cardboard-reinforced grey

Constructed of a cardboard-reinforced grey wool base

A pair of Military Merit Medals

It concludes with an Epilogue and an Appendix

a Bavarian 12-Year Long Service Award

This son was a member of the HJ and the SA

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold Constructed of a cardboard-reinforced grey(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 90 mm (w) x 56. 48 mm (h),