Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Gilded Ground Assault Badge By C.e. Juncker United Republic of featuring a 198 mm nickel-plated

featuring a 198 mm nickel-plated steel blade

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario

for escaping and evading the Japanese

he was transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park at Epsom on July 13th for further treatment

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Gilded Ground Assault Badge By C.e. Juncker United Republic of featuring a 198 mm nickel-plated(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). A rare and unusual example of a Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge, constructed of gilded and blackened nickel silver (gilded highlights are burnished) and without any question gilding was done before the eagle was riveted on the base; the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath tied together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on top of a storm