Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge visually-hidden 5 mm (w) x 63

5 mm (w) x 63

After the war ended there was no apparent attempt to call in the war service badges

(Ostdeutsche Ausstellung Erinnungsplakette)

before being transferred eleven weeks later to No

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge visually-hidden 5 mm (w) x 63(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 56. 76 mm