Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as well as three dents

as well as three dents which have not penetrated the metal

ornate suspension bar with its original ribbon

1 April 1933: Transferred to the staff of the Police Chief in Hamburg

with exquisite crisp details

Cyr was taken prisoner in Hong Kong on Christmas day

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as well as three dents(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, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire