Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff Archive and extensive soiling and material

and extensive soiling and material fatigue throughout the interior liner

wreath in yellow embroidery interlaced with brown and copper-coloured threading

as is the stylized bird surmounting the frame

(Medalia Cruciada împotriva comunismului)

the central medallion features the AL MERITO CIVIL

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff Archive and extensive soiling and material(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 a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Arbeitsgemeinschaft