Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity reverse is lined with black

reverse is lined with black felt

Footnote: SS-Hauptsturmführer Hermann Schröder was awardedIron Trefoil for "exceptional brave conduct and successful leadership of his units during 1943

while the breast button area bears partially-legible size stamps

and Coronation Medal 1937 (in silver

Kiel 1934)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity reverse is lined with black(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 obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a