A Second War German Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge Hold surrounded by the inscription "LIEUT

surrounded by the inscription "LIEUT

He later immigrated to Canada and was a resident of Edmonton

1918 with a case of "Gleet" (a watery discharge from the urethra caused by gonorrheal infection)

on a black wool melton base

signs of ageing - has started to come apart through age

A Second War German Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge Hold surrounded by the inscription "LIEUTAn interwar manufacture example of a Luftwaffe Ground Assault badge Erdkampfabzeichen; in 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 a single; vertical needle style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 56. 38 mm