Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold 1852 by the first President

1852 by the first President of the French Republic

000 all ranks with individual unit identities preserved

one prong on reverse had been period re-attached

measuring 75 mm (w) x 38 mm (h)

wrapped with a non-ferrous metal replacement cord

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold 1852 by the first President(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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 52 mm (w) x 56. 81 mm