Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff GTRexclude with a central red enameled

with a central red enameled square applique overlaid by a black and white checkered motif

A third reich period DRL (National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise/Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) bronze grade sports badge

These crosses were awarded only to the German Veterans entitled to this badge during the War

Measuring 100 mm (w) x 45 mm (h) overall

followed by nineteen chapters: A House Divided

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff GTRexclude with a central red enameled(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, overlying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge emanating from a crimped base and banjo style