Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive on the original ribbon with

on the original ribbon with thirteen stars

showing usual and pleasing tarnishing from oxidization

scattered areas of surface rust present on the front shield and rolled edge

His last known whereabouts were in Budapest between 11 and 12 January 1945

the North Atlantic Area and Hong Kong

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive on the original ribbon with(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered 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 single visible rivet formerly accommodating an eagle plate on the obverse, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat