"The Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge" by Sascha Weber Hold with a downward-pointing hook emanating

with a downward-pointing hook emanating from the obverse of the latter for the accommodation of a frog

and Bavaria: Infantry Reserve Long Service Medal 2nd Class (bronze gilt

constructed of cast aluminum

The posthumous U-boat War Badge is named to Bootsmannsmaat (Boatswain’s Mate

the scabbard missing its throat plate

"The Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge" by Sascha Weber Hold with a downward-pointing hook emanatingOften overlooked in favor of the more "glamorous" battle awards of the Luftwaffe, the Ground Combat Badge nonetheless deserves a respected place both in the field of military awards generally and in collections of militaria specifically. This book represents the first ever in depth look at all aspects of this award. Included here are all of the different types of badges from all of the known (and unknown) wartime manufacturers, as well as detailed