Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Auction was known as the "Grocer"

was known as the "Grocer"

signed ROLEX A

but of typical C

each of the buttons illustrating the Royal crown above "R

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Arno Wallpach Auction was known as the "Grocer"(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered 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 a massive integral catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture