Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Province of China including a black-and-white studio portrait

including a black-and-white studio portrait of Darré

A large part of the training regime consisted of assault courses and route marching

the reverse bearing a handwritten inscription with birth and death dates

Struggling

original folded ribbon with ring sewn in place

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Province of China including a black-and-white studio portrait(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a massive integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture