Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of the obverse consisting of eight

the obverse consisting of eight oak leaves tied together at the base via a ribbon

In lacquered silver

The soldiers under his command were mostly former Soviet prisoners of war but also included White Russian émigrés

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

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of the obverse consisting of eight(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