Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge With Award Document, To Obergefreiter Friedrich Almendinger GTRexclude a Bavarian military merit cross

a Bavarian military merit cross

in absolutely unparalleled condition

The dress tunic is fabricated from a grayish-blue cotton-wool blend

A silver cross with flawless enamels

He was accepted for the Interim Force as a Private on April 20

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge With Award Document, To Obergefreiter Friedrich Almendinger GTRexclude a Bavarian military merit cross(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe mit Verleihungsurkunde). 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, on top of a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 08