measuring 100 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)
and erased and never re-named on the 1914-15 Star
buttonhole attachment on the reverse
multiple contact marks and scratches evident on the exterior
A mint and unissued late war Dachau-style Waffen-SS M43 field cap trapezoid insignia
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late War Zinc Example Archive measuring 100 mm (w) x(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Instituted March 31st, 1942. A textbook example of this award constructed of silvered and patinated zinc, the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath, joined together at the base 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 is rivitless as is expected from a late war example, with an integrated