Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach certificate_of_authenticity as well as Lutze’s signature

as well as Lutze’s signature in green crayon

(SS Paar Stiefel für Offiziere)

After graduation from college he spent three years teaching German and military studies

In gilt aluminum with red

measuring 63 mm x 49 mm

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach certificate_of_authenticity as well as Lutze’s signature(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of