Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By A.g.m.u.k certificate_of_authenticity Lieutenant Brillant was awarded the

Lieutenant Brillant was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the first two days of the Battle of Amiens

a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords

in turn overlaid by a machine-embroidered black mobile swastika

with a circular copper plate on the underside numbered "871649"

1845 and was issued in three grades: Gold

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, By A.g.m.u.k certificate_of_authenticity Lieutenant Brillant was awarded the(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered 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 two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker