Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Province of China including a Gold Grade II

including a Gold Grade II Class Medal with Swords

92 mm (w) x 61

Constructed of silvered tombak and nickel-silver

Soldiers would alter their great coats to shorter lengths to prevent the bottoms from dragging through the mud and collecting water

stating "that some men were involved in an accident to a boat near their wharf"

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Province of China including a Gold Grade II(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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics