Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of 87 mm x 415 mm

87 mm x 415 mm

light crack near 7 o'clock and into center

A mint fine quality manufacture Social Welfare Decoration/Ehrenzeichen für deutsche Volkspflege by a highly desirable maker

the epaulettes measuring 118 mm x 150 mm each

as well as age-appropriate fatigue to the leather elements

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of 87 mm x 415 mm(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 which emerges from a rectangular plate, unmarked but