Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction With crown and swords

With crown and swords

(Krieger Verdienstmedaille) Instituted 1835

a Bavarian State DRK Decoration

obverse illustrating a lyre with a swastika engraved on its base

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction With crown and swords(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a gilt 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 67 mm (w) x 56. 12 mm