Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Auction in turn connecting to a

in turn connecting to a Gold badge in the form of a German national eagle overlaid by a Hohenzollern coat of arms and topped by German State Crown highlighted with cut gems

2) A Prussian House Order of Hohenzollern Knight’s Cross ribbon with miniature Swords

New York in 1992

Captain Stewart ceased to be graded for the purpose of pay as a Staff Lieutenant 1st Class and ceased to be seconded for duty on Lines of Communication

Stamped onto the right is a partially-legible Reichsbetriebsnummer

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Auction in turn connecting to a(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 a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics