Germany, Third Reich. A Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge United Republic of the same edge with black

the same edge with black ink inscription of “LUFTWAFFEN-MUNITION GESAMTGEW

The Battalion was raised and mobilized in New Westminster under the authority of G

vertical pinback with one stay on each side

1939 by Admiral Miklos Horthy for enlisted men in recognition of extreme bravery in combat

awarded to Hauptmann Georg Modes

Germany, Third Reich. A Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge United Republic of the same edge with black(Luftwaffe Erdkampfabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated 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 soldered on sheet metal hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch on a raised plateau, unmarked, measuring 42.