Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Blade mint

Blade mint

Instituted 2012 December 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch

that he was not married and that his trade was that of Advertising Solicitor

Some soiling is evident the dust jacket is missing

also marked with Dutch import/duty mark "vreemd" for objects used between 1906 and 1953

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Blade mint(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). A unique example of the Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge, constructed of a zink base, plated with copper, and finished with a silver coating, 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, the eagle set over a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge