Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff Archive Machine embroidered on Luftwaffe cloth

Machine embroidered on Luftwaffe cloth backing

wreath in yellow embroidery interlaced with brown and copper-coloured threading

Royal Flying Corps was Mentioned in Despatches a second time

WWI 60th Overseas Field Battery  Sweetheart Pin - Two-piece construction

and extensive soiling and material fatigue throughout the interior liner

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff Archive Machine embroidered on Luftwaffe cloth(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Arbeitsgemeinschaft