Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Province of China 1952 - Present

1952 - Present

the obverse presents a fireman’s helmet with two crossed axes in the centre

the grave unmarked

a large First World War Iron Cross patriotic badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Province of China 1952 - Present(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 single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire