Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge w/pinback, silver finish/blackened

Issued to German Luftwaffe ground troops, this reproduction badge is high a quality casting featuring nice details and correct plating, pins & catches. The clouds and lightning bolt are in blackened silver (altsilber), while the Luftwaffe eagle and the wreath are bright silver plate, making this an excellent filler piece.

"As a sign of recognition of action on the front in ground combat, the German Air Ministry and the Air Force High Command authorized on March 31,1942 the Air Force Ground Combat Badge."