Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Ground Assault Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Republic of Ministry of Transport H

Ministry of Transport H

measures 23 mm in diameter

5mm(w) x 27

with slight fraying in the cord

1916 with "La Grippe" (Influenza)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Ground Assault Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Republic of Ministry of Transport H(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 in mid flight, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with an integral clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral