Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed WILM” for the Berlin-based silver

WILM” for the Berlin-based silver firm

gold bullion wire ribbon loop around a gilded brass button depicting a raised

Allen aboard the S

Empire: Karl Troop Cross (in war materials

Footnote: John Maloney was serving with the United States Army 1889th Support Group as an Engineer

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed WILM” for the Berlin-based silver(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