Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late-War Example, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden 5 mm (w) x 10

5 mm (w) x 10 mm ribbon bar with dual push pins and its 9

five are maker marked (KG

in hardly used condition

with a button down fly incorporating five black plastic buttons on the right side facing an equal number of reinforced button holes on the left side

of identical appearance with the exception of a plaque bearing a number “40”

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late-War Example, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden 5 mm (w) x 10(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered 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 catch emanating