Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, By A.g.m.u.k. Buy Now 5-inch howitzers and were in

5-inch howitzers and were in action from October 8th to the 12th

in silvered and gilt bronze

along with surface wear on the exterior

Marie (which was later changed to his war bride wife

inscribed "Ecole Militaire d'Infanterie Alexandre II - 1914" (Alexander II Military School of Infantry - 1914) below

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, By A.g.m.u.k. Buy Now 5-inch howitzers and were in(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 three visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire