Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of consisting of a 1) Gold

consisting of a 1) Gold Grade Mother’s Cross

chipped enamels on the obverse

4th Class - "RSR"

he recounted his war experiences: "One day they said to us

2) A certificate dated 31 January 1939 listing Planz’s weapons

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of consisting of a 1) Gold(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central stylized lightning bolt emanating from a cloud and striking the ground, overlaid by a silvered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire