A Second War Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge Archive dated Tuesday September 3rd 1816

dated Tuesday September 3rd 1816 (frame and paper cutting showing age and wear

Footnote: The association brings together retired officers who served with any degree of the Armed Forces

signed by Charles T

Now that he is retiring he wishes to take inside work of a light nature

his Silver Karl Friedrich Military Merit Medal was one of four that was given out to men in his Fliegertruppe

A Second War Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge Archive dated Tuesday September 3rd 1816A textbook example of a mid war manufacture Erdkampfabzeichen (Ground Assault Badge); in silvered and patinated zink; the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe eagle with outspread wings on the top, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground; the reverse plain, with a vertical needle style pinback with an integrated hinge and an integrated catch; measuring 56. 74 mm x 43. 67 mm;