Germany, Luftwaffe. A Late-War Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed measuring 22 mm x 9

measuring 22 mm x 9 mm

maker mark "Fleur de Lys / Genuine Basque Beret / COROTHEA KNITTING MILLS LTD

marked "POSTKARTE" (postcard) and "Helft helfen

The wrap is close by an array of eight black bakelite buttons on the right breast flap meeting a corresponding array of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap

at allow the bow to be fastened to the shirt

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Late-War Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed measuring 22 mm x 9(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a stylized lightning bolt emanating from a cloud and striking the ground, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with an integrated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round integrated catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 54 mm (w) x 56. 76 mm