Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge GTRexclude featuring an eight-pointed

featuring an eight-pointed

with two stylized acorns of identical construction

likely produced c

He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on February 15

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge GTRexclude featuring an eight-pointed(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 44. 08 mm (w) x 56. 77 mm (h),