Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach GTRexclude one of two screws remaining

one of two screws remaining in the base

with loss of finish visible to the core and a consistent patina throughout the frame

suspended from a partially hollow swivel crown using its period original ribbon with a single War Decoration Clasp for the second award

bearing a double-sided machine-embroidered narrow black Cross Pattée

3) A group of three matching Kriegsmarine buttons

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach GTRexclude one of two screws remaining(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and toned 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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of