Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction unmarked however exhibiting the manufacturing

unmarked however exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of Arthus Bertrand

Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of the Armed Forces 1918-1968 (brass

maker marked “Neffe

(Luftwaffe Gefreiter Ärmelwinkel)

both dated 29 January 1942

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction unmarked however exhibiting the manufacturing(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 cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, overlaid by a silvered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 37 mm (w) x 56. 71 mm