Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge With Award Document, To Obergefreiter Friedrich Almendinger Auction light wear evident on the

light wear evident on the raised rims

From his earliest verified service of Acting Boatswain on Leda in 1815 the Muster List shows that he

in Saint John

"our thoughts were filled with anything but 'peace and goodwill' towards our goose-stepping friends across the way

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge With Award Document, To Obergefreiter Friedrich Almendinger Auction light wear evident on the(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