Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold 1915 in Kingston

1915 in Kingston

with a large eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed on the badge

in die stamped bronze

/ To Mr Richard Fleming"

1918: transferred to the German Austrian Air Troops

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold 1915 in Kingston(Erdkampfabzeichen). Constructed of silvered 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, measuring 43. 347 mm (w) x 56. 73 mm (h), weighing 33. 7 grams, in very fine condition.