Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Ground Assault Badge, Officers Cloth Version Auction Reserve and Territorial Army Service

Reserve and Territorial Army Service Medal

lateral to the bottom of the sleeve openings

a tab stitched in place on the underside with a smooth finished dark brown upper on the right end

constructed blue in very fine condition

and a tear on the upper left

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Ground Assault Badge, Officers Cloth Version Auction Reserve and Territorial Army Service(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe, Stoffausfhrung fr Offiziere). Constructed of a dark grey wool base, the obverse bearing an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath executed in silver aluminum wire, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika of identical construction, overlaying a stylized machine embroidered black cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 62 mm (h), a rare cloth version