Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By G.h. Osang certificate_of_authenticity 30 mm in diameter

30 mm in diameter

A 1935 Stetting Sonnenwende badge

with a small Winged Victory figure with laurel wreath at the upper left

on a replacement red ribbon

small holes in the backer from previous attachment to a salesman’s board

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By G.h. Osang certificate_of_authenticity 30 mm in diameter(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 silvered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked G. H. OSANG, DRESDEN,