Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Auction Archive 1919 at Dispersal Station "C"

1919 at Dispersal Station "C"

73mm (w) x 15

retaining only some of its original cross-graining

and Bombadier Badge (sterling silver

and two Modern Issue Patches: United States Army Air Forces

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Auction Archive 1919 at Dispersal Station "C"(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 central visible rivet securing the eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round