Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of These presentation clasps were finished

These presentation clasps were finished with golden/yellow fire gilding with burnishing to the high points of the obverse

The first set of photos depict the Hungarian town of Hajmáskér

5 mm ribbon bar with pinback and its 10 mm x 18 mm enamelled ribbon bar with button hole attachment

with a belt loop above a pouch bearing a protective flap stitched in place

A Well Documented Group to a Luftwaffe Pilot - Oberfeldwebel Rudi Riepelsiep

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge United Republic of These presentation clasps were finished(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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 68 mm (w) x 56. 85 mm (h), weighing 35. 9 grams,