Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction reverse inscribed "MEDAGLIA D'ORO AL

reverse inscribed "MEDAGLIA D'ORO AL VALORE MILITARE" in the centre

presenting plain reverse

Age-appropriate fatigue is evident to the leather

and field marshal (Maresciallo d'Italia)

before he was transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom on November 8

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction reverse inscribed "MEDAGLIA D'ORO AL(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 an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 96 mm (w) x 56.