Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of The right shoulder is adorned

The right shoulder is adorned with a 60 mm 14th USAAF patch

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

A mint fine quality manufacture Social Welfare Decoration/Ehrenzeichen für deutsche Volkspflege by a highly desirable maker

the pages are segmented into days by hand

87 mm x 415 mm

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of The right shoulder is adorned(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