Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Archive was allowed to retain the

was allowed to retain the rank of Lieutenant and was later eligible for the Silver War Badge (list 228

added to his desire to promote the interests of those about him

but this view did not win general acceptance among military officers

He was transferred to the Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (Night Hunter Squadron 1) later the same year

but the deserted city held no czarist officials to sue for peace and no great stores of food or supplies to reward the French soldiers for their long march

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction Archive was allowed to retain the(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, measuring 44. 08 mm (w) x 56. 77 mm (h),