Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed as part of the Channel

as part of the Channel Squadron

Signature in faded red/pink ink

Pinned onto the peak of the cap is a tri-colour aluminum cockade with a red wool centrepiece

" at the lower left and numbered "408" at the lower right

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed as part of the Channel(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 96 mm (w) x 56.