Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Colonel (later Sir) Sam Hughes

Colonel (later Sir) Sam Hughes

Junior LSC Badge (in bronze gilt with red

the ship was funded by the government of New Zealand as a gift to Britain

most of the bronzed finish has been lost

an otherwise exceptionally well-preserved piece in extremely fine condition

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Colonel (later Sir) Sam Hughes(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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 08 mm (w) x 56. 77 mm (h),