Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of a second shorter piece sewn

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

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

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

measuring 20mm

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of a second shorter piece sewn(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