Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late-War Example, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden with a button down fly

with a button down fly incorporating five black plastic buttons on the right side facing an equal number of reinforced button holes on the left side

set on a field-grey wool patch

deep red cloth exterior

both maker marked “A

of identical appearance with the exception of a plaque bearing a number “40”

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late-War Example, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden with a button down fly(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 a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating