Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Province of China Struggling

Struggling

measuring 35 mm (w) x 50

the reverse bearing a handwritten inscription with birth and death dates

A large part of the training regime consisted of assault courses and route marching

measuring 75 mm (w) x 26 mm (h)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Province of China Struggling(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