Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Newly Listed Footnote: Private John Smitzer of

Footnote: Private John Smitzer of the 3rd York Unit

(SS Brief mit Unterschrift)

the name "Heinrich Haase" in handwritten black ink

civilians and a priest walking behind him

An Arbeitsbuch

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Newly Listed Footnote: Private John Smitzer of(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and toned 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 cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a large integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture