Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Fll Archive served in the War Office

served in the War Office at Shornecliffe

the passage of the Gumti and the action of Sultanpur

along with flak

“Ostende”

A 1934 NSDAP Kreis Helmstedt Weihe Haus Kurt Schmalz in Helmstedt badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Fll Archive served in the War Office(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted on August 12, 1935. (Issued 1936 1945). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, consisting of an oak and laurel wreath, bearing a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, and a unique barrel hinge and repaired round wire catch, unmarked but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics by maker FLL (Friedrich Linden Ldenscheid ), measuring 65. 72