A Second War German Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge Hold totalling 45 Soviet tanks

totalling 45 Soviet tanks

signs of ageing - has started to come apart through age

badge measures 68mm(w) x 82mm(h)

on a black wool melton base

A Second War German Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge Hold totalling 45 Soviet tanksAn interwar manufacture example of a Luftwaffe Ground Assault badge Erdkampfabzeichen; in silvered and patinated zink; the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe eagle with outspread wings on the top, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground; the reverse plain with a single; vertical needle style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 56. 38 mm