Japan, Empire. A Soldier’s National Flag Auction A Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge

A Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge by G

Footnote: Karl Rudolph Ferdinand von Unruhe Iron Cross: Rudolf was the son of an aristocratic family from Silesia

very slight enamel chipping to white points

that the recipient is the same man as the Robert Silvers who received the Naval General Service Medal with a single clasp for Martinique (Boatswain

with the two ends of the tally ribbon stitched to the reverse of the cap and hanging freely in a naval style

Japan, Empire. A Soldier’s National Flag Auction A Luftwaffe Ground Assault BadgeConstructed of two panels of white cotton twill, with a disc cut out of the centre and stitched with a red cotton twill red disc symbolizing the sun, one corner of the hoist edge stitched with a cotton twill patch bearing hand written Japanese text, the hoist edge featuring an additional white cotton reinforcement with a hollow channel through which is looped an origins rope, measuring 125 cm (w) x 85 cm (h), demonstrating moderate soiling and