Germany - Third Reich: Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge, late war zinc manufacture, needle pin fitting, no makers marks.
Condition: Very Fine
The Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge was instituted on 31st March 1942 by Hermann Goring. The general criteria for its presentation was the participation in three separate combat operations on separate days. Luftwaffe soldiers who had already been awarded medals or orders of the Heer such as the General Assault Badge or the Infantry Assault Badge, were required to exchange their badges for the Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe.
