Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold The blade has a thin

The blade has a thin black leather washer cover its transition into the upper crossguard

wrapped with a non-ferrous metal replacement cord

The Order originally consisted of five classes

1852 by the first President of the French Republic

promoting Friedrich Liebau of the Flak Ersatz Abteilung 16

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold The blade has a thin(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