"The Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge" by Sascha Weber Hold suspended from a fixed ball

suspended from a fixed ball suspension and round swivel ring for suspension from its ribbon featuring a horizontal pinback

he was athletically inclined

silver frame with a blackened iron core

The posthumous U-boat War Badge is named to Bootsmannsmaat (Boatswain’s Mate

and many have captions on reverse

"The Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge" by Sascha Weber Hold suspended from a fixed ballOften overlooked in favor of the more "glamorous" battle awards of the Luftwaffe, the Ground Combat Badge nonetheless deserves a respected place both in the field of military awards generally and in collections of militaria specifically. This book represents the first ever in depth look at all aspects of this award. Included here are all of the different types of badges from all of the known (and unknown) wartime manufacturers, as well as detailed