Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge By Gustav Hermann Osang Of Dresden Auction Archive decorative stiff-framed epaulette

decorative stiff-framed epaulette

constructed of blackened war alloy

1916) and "brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War

23 Casualty Clearing Station on the 17th

scatterd gilt loss on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge By Gustav Hermann Osang Of Dresden Auction Archive decorative stiff-framed epauletteA fine textbook example of a Luftwaffe Ground Assault badge (Erdkampfabzeichen); in silvered and patinated feinzink; the obverse with a silvered 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 plaint; vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked G. H. Osang, Dresden on the