Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with exquisite crisp details

with exquisite crisp details

The locket is adorned with the tradition Wotan's knot design

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

Inset into the obverse of the handle is an enameled HJ insignia

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 with exquisite crisp details(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