Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge GTRexclude bearing four bands of interwoven

bearing four bands of interwoven brown thread and silver aluminum wire piping

the reverse with vertical pinback flanked by dual prongs

With hostilities now having ceased

on its original full-length sash incorporating a decorative moiré pattern

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge GTRexclude bearing four bands of interwoven(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 wreathed mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 89 mm