Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed joining the 16th on June

joining the 16th on June 25th at Rouen

as both his parents were deceased (his father in 1932)

VETERANEN”

37cm (or 15 inches) in length

surrounded on the outer ring by the inscription "ARMY TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION 1897"

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed joining the 16th on June(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of partially silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, overlaid by a silvered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x 56. 18 mm (h),