Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge Hold Within a few days they

Within a few days they were engaged in cleaning up their area: burying dead animals

set within a silver aluminum wire oak leaf wreath

chipping evident in the light yellow enamels

marked "P A"

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge Hold Within a few days they(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 single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch