Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive the North Atlantic Area and

the North Atlantic Area and Hong Kong

His last known whereabouts were in Budapest between 11 and 12 January 1945

having been a Sawyer in his civilian life

scattered areas of surface rust present on the front shield and rolled edge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive the North Atlantic Area and(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered 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 formerly accommodating an eagle plate on the obverse, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat