Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Auction Archive on its original full-length sash

on its original full-length sash with large bow-tie that exhibits a shimmering finish

marked "DRGM" (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) on the suspension

and is commemorated on page 375 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

the badge is missing all reverse hardware

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Auction Archive on its original full-length sash(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of