Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden returned to duty with the

returned to duty with the 4th Battalion on the 11th

BERLIN” for C

a Gaumeister badge with oak leaves

maker marked with the logo of an unidentified manufacturer formerly erroneously identified as Adolf Schwerdt

With one strap still secured

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden returned to duty with the(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 but demonstrating the physical characteristics