Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Archive with slight gilt loss

with slight gilt loss

the 9 o'clock arm inscribed "ALBUHERA

Several more patrols were made in the Pacific Ocean with mixed results and in all

and to the memories of those who have fallen

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Archive with slight gilt loss(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and toned 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 cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a large integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture