Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed The Order was discontinued in

The Order was discontinued in 1962 following the declaration of Congolese independence in 1960

artwork and field photographs

Gau München-Oberbayern): Armband in dark navy blue wool

filling in for the actual administrative clerk

Faced with equipment shortages

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed The Order was discontinued in(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 08 mm (w) x 56. 77 mm (h),