Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Archive and pinned with zink Heeresverwaltung

and pinned with zink Heeresverwaltung cyphers

White leather uniform parts and equipment are generally associated with elite A

the reverse bearing an inscription of “MEDAILLE FÜR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE” (“MEDAL FOR THE CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE”)

1941 he was promoted to Oberkanonier

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Archive and pinned with zink Heeresverwaltung(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 three visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire