Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold wrapped with a non-ferrous metal

wrapped with a non-ferrous metal replacement cord

promoting Friedrich Liebau of the Flak Ersatz Abteilung 16

He stayed in the Reserve-Lazarett (reserve military hospital) II Würzburg

1852 by the first President of the French Republic

one prong on reverse had been period re-attached

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Hold wrapped with a non-ferrous metal(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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 52 mm (w) x 56. 81 mm