Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold and one in the value

and one in the value of 2 Reichsmarks

Constructed of a cardboard-reinforced grey wool base

A pair of Military Merit Medals

It concludes with an Epilogue and an Appendix

a Bavarian 12-Year Long Service Award

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold and one in the value(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 43. 90 mm (w) x 56. 48 mm (h),