Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction and Vice Admiral Hyman G

and Vice Admiral Hyman G

and Army Commendation Medal (in bronze

All four men in that picture wear an SS division “Nordland” cuff title

LDO marked

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction and Vice Admiral Hyman G(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 a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 90 mm (w) x 56. 40 mm (h),