Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity measuring 150 mm in length

measuring 150 mm in length each

In the rank of a General staff captain promoted in 1910

which slides into the black and red embroidered cockade above the cap badge on the front

the scabbard also in very fine condition

marked L/19 for Ferdinand Hoffstatter

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity measuring 150 mm in length(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 cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, overlaid by a silvered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 37 mm (w) x 56. 71 mm