Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold 000 all ranks with individual

000 all ranks with individual unit identities preserved

wrapped with a non-ferrous metal replacement cord

promoting Friedrich Liebau of the Flak Ersatz Abteilung 16

one prong on reverse had been period re-attached

He stayed in the Reserve-Lazarett (reserve military hospital) II Würzburg

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold 000 all ranks with individual(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