Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach GTRexclude it likely had been exposed

it likely had been exposed to Sun that made threads appear slightly yellow/tarnished

3rd June 1918

Corps School for Artillery instruction

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach GTRexclude it likely had been exposed(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a massive integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture