Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold 51 mm (h - inclusive

51 mm (h - inclusive of integral ball)

adn photograph of Princess mary - all contained in a better than extremely fine gilt tin

affixed to a replacement wool backer

the obverse with a machine-embroidered silver rank pip

The chaplain of the Austrian branch is Cardinal Graf von Schönborn

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold 51 mm (h - inclusive(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, overlaid at the top by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above 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. 46 mm (w) x 56. 59 mm (h), weighing 33. 7 grams, minor