Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Province of China a large First World War

a large First World War Iron Cross patriotic badge

the grave unmarked

with sewn-on golden traditions braiding for members for 1933

20 mm (w) x 81

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Province of China a large First World War(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 a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire