Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of It was repainted with olive-drab

It was repainted with olive-drab paint on the exterior with a Wehrmacht Heer eagle decal attached to one of the sides of the helmet

accompanied by a typewritten letter to Friedrich’s father Julius informing him of his son’s death on 29 June 1941

measuring 49 mm x 18 mm

a second shorter piece sewn in place on the reverse behind the rosette

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of It was repainted with olive-drab(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