Germany, Luftwaffe. A Transport and Glider Pilot Clasp, Gold Grade, Refurbished Example by C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity It is stamped in silver-coloured

It is stamped in silver-coloured ink "EREL STIRNSCHUTZ PATENT" on the left side

It was awarded to all participants in the defence of Leningrad: soldiers of the Red Army

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of King Friedrich August III

constructed of gilded aluminum

Instituted 3 August 1914 by Friedrich Wilhelm III

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Transport and Glider Pilot Clasp, Gold Grade, Refurbished Example by C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity It is stamped in silver-coloured(Frontflugspange fr Transport und Luftlandeflieger in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika while in mid flight, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round