Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Archive the reverse is marked “3”

the reverse is marked “3” within a square indicative of the maker Wilhelm Deumer in Lüdensheid

War Cross 1914-1918 (bronze

arriving on February 25

with a slit for suspension from a duty belt

"I mean no disrespect

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Archive the reverse is marked “3”(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 a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 05 mm (w) x 56. 73 mm