Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction 47 mm (w) x 54

47 mm (w) x 54

Colonel (later Sir) Sam Hughes

A 16mm miniature in bronzed zinc

near mint condition with minimal soiling

Wolletz– 14 February 1945) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction 47 mm (w) x 54(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 an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 08 mm (w) x 56. 77 mm (h),