Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of Canadian Pioneers

Canadian Pioneers

gilt on obverse worn off due to age and wear

An excellent and textbook example of an early tombac “Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen”

Veterans Corps of Artillery Post Medal (Fullsize: in bronze

Gold "N" mounted in the centre

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of Canadian Pioneers(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, overlying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 43. 26 mm (w) x 56. 73 mm (h), weighing 34. 0 grams, the catch