Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction number engraved "136803" and Monetny

number engraved "136803" and Monetny Dvor mint marked on the reverse

026 other ranks and served in France and Belgium with the 11th Infantry Brigade

and a copy from "The Landed Gentry" documenting his lineage

the obverse with a central raised depiction of Prince Vladimir (Vladimir the Great) flanked by Cyrillic initials “СВ” and “В” for “СВЯАТОЙ ВЛАДИМИР” (“SAINT VLADIMIR”)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Auction number engraved "136803" and Monetny(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, 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 an rounded integral catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 52 mm (w) x 56. 81 mm