Berlin” on the reverse below the catch
silver grade Wound Badge
the exterior liner demonstrates moderate material fatigue and the spring catch no longer functions properly
HONSZ Badge of Honour 1914-1918 (two-piece construction
1956 and retired as Oberst on March 30
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Berlin” on the reverse below(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 47 mm (w) x 53. 58 mm (h), weighing 9. 9