Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late War Zinc Example Archive with loss of finish and

with loss of finish and some oxidation evident

A mint and unissued late war Dachau-style Waffen-SS M43 field cap trapezoid insignia

and erased and never re-named on the 1914-15 Star

measuring 100 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

Footnote: The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins was originally created in 1956 as an adjunct to the Order of Merit

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late War Zinc Example Archive with loss of finish and(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Instituted March 31st, 1942. A textbook example of this award constructed of silvered and patinated zinc, the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath, joined together at the base 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 is rivitless as is expected from a late war example, with an integrated