A Second War German Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge Hold on a black wool melton

on a black wool melton base

consisting of a bigger and a smaller badge

presumably as originally worn

He later immigrated to Canada and was a resident of Edmonton

badge measures 68mm(w) x 82mm(h)

A Second War German Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge Hold on a black wool meltonAn interwar manufacture example of a Luftwaffe Ground Assault badge Erdkampfabzeichen; in silvered and patinated zink; the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe eagle with outspread wings on the top, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground; the reverse plain with a single; vertical needle style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 56. 38 mm