Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction The opening disk for the

The opening disk for the filtration apparatus is lined with yellowed cotton

It measures 42 mm in total diameter

accompanied by the matching trousers

with two 5 mm wide strips of fine aluminum bullion wire interlaced with white threading sewn horizontally near the top and bottom edges

fittings are nickel plated

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction The opening disk for the(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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 68 mm (w) x 56. 85 mm (h), weighing 35. 9 grams,