Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Archive stamped in black ink with

stamped in black ink with partial stamps inscribed "REU" above "Sohde" on the wrap around portion

Instituted 22 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph

118 mm x 194 mm

in tact enamels

some in colour

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Archive stamped in black ink with(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 but demonstrating the characteristics of