Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden in silvered die struck tombac

in silvered die struck tombac

maker marked with the logo of an unidentified manufacturer formerly erroneously identified as Adolf Schwerdt

a Gaumeister badge with oak leaves

returned to duty with the 4th Battalion on the 11th

It is an official propaganda photo that shows a Luftwaffe NCO receiving first aid after being wounded in a battle against partisans in Drvar (modern day western Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden in silvered die struck tombac(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics