Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of the pages are segmented into

the pages are segmented into days by hand

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and marked "17" on the reverse

It features a short upturned collar

the epaulettes measuring 118 mm x 150 mm each

he was struck off strength

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of the pages are segmented into(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