The snap pockets are Luftwaffe blue enameled
the obverse bearing a central red enameled Tyrol-style German national eagle clutching a white enameled bullseye target overlaid by a mobile swastika
South Atlantic Medal 1982 with Rosette denoting service in the Combat Zone
Hitler assumed the powers of the War Minister after dismissing Field Marshal von Blomberg from that post and re-organizing the Ministry into the High Command of the Armed Forces (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW)
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late-War Integral Eagle Variant, by G.H. Osang GTRexclude The snap pockets are Luftwaffe(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by an integral Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a late war