Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed A Third Reich period Strength

A Third Reich period Strength through Joy/Kraft durch Freude Gau-Baden badge

on a grey Luftwaffe wool backer

85 mm x 135 mm

Was a flight instructor prior to being inducted into the Schnellkampfgeschwader

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed A Third Reich period Strength(Erdkampfabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink; the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe eagle with outspread wings on the top, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground; the reverse plain with three rivets; vertical slender banjo style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a rounded catch; measuring 43. 31 mm (w) x 56. 13 mm (h); in overall near very fine