Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction There is a securing strap

There is a securing strap with a brass tab dual riveted to its end and stitched in place on the front

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction There is a securing strap(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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 52 mm (w) x 56. 81 mm