Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Early 1957 Issue GTRexclude on a straight steel suspender

on a straight steel suspender attached the the medal by a steel clip and pin

flanked by green enamelled laurel branches

Original full-length ribbon

Hamburg” - the other unmarked

measuring 32 mm (w) x 118 mm (h) overall)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Early 1957 Issue GTRexclude on a straight steel suspender(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). An early quality 1957 version reflective of period wartime insignia, in silvered zinc, the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom, topped by a Luftwaffe style German national eagle, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 03 mm (w) x 56. 86 mm (h), weighing