A Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge By Gustav Hermann Osang Of Dresden Auction and white enamels

and white enamels

Silver Grade - Die-stamped silvered metal

reverse inscribed "DOPOLAVORO FORZE ARMATE" (Dopolavoro Armed Forces) beside the Fascist National Party (PNF) insignia

Any Third Reich period awards with Diamonds are very rare and desirable

A Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge By Gustav Hermann Osang Of Dresden Auction and white enamelsA fine textbook example of a Luftwaffe Ground Assault badge (Erdkampfabzeichen); in silvered and patinated feinzink; the obverse with a silvered oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a silvered tombac Luftwaffe eagle with outspread wings on the top, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground; the reverse plain with a single rivet; vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker