Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity He participated in the Austrian

He participated in the Austrian Entry in March 1938

including an Afrika Korps cuff title

rank tab with four silvered zink rank pips

after heavy fighting took Chodaczkow-Wielki and attacked further along to the northeast on Tarnopol

and lemon-yellow wool waffenfarbe on a black wool base

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity He participated in the Austrian(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 a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch