Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden later achieving the rank of

later achieving the rank of Petty Officer (Temporary) on October 10

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at least in the short term

the reverse showing the wool core along with the securing pins of the pips

circumscribed “Preußischer Landeskriegerverband” (Prussian Veteran’s Association)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden later achieving the rank of(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