Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of light crack near 7 o'clock

light crack near 7 o'clock and into center

A mint fine quality manufacture Social Welfare Decoration/Ehrenzeichen für deutsche Volkspflege by a highly desirable maker

as well as age-appropriate fatigue to the leather elements

It features a short upturned collar

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and marked "17" on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of light crack near 7 o'clock(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 which emerges from a rectangular plate, unmarked but