Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge GTRexclude (Panzer Aufklärer Kragenspiegel)

(Panzer Aufklärer Kragenspiegel)

A 1936 NSDAP Kreistreffen Tirschenreuth Kemnath badge

Naming is privately engraved in large block capitals

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge GTRexclude (Panzer Aufklärer Kragenspiegel)(Erdkampfabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink; the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe eagle with outspread wings on the top, with a cloud towards the top and a lightning bolt striking the ground; the reverse plain with three rivets; vertical slender banjo style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a rounded catch; measuring 43. 31 mm (w) x 56. 13 mm (h); in overall near very fine