Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge With Award Document, To Obergefreiter Friedrich Almendinger Auction Constructed of multi-coloured rayon

Constructed of multi-coloured rayon

(Schiffchen für Männer der Panzertruppe)

reverse inscribed "EMLÉKŰL W

Ten days after his admission to hospital in Birmingham

it measures 235 mm x 270 mm x 125 mm in height

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge With Award Document, To Obergefreiter Friedrich Almendinger Auction Constructed of multi-coloured rayon(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe mit Verleihungsurkunde). 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 a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 08