(Ehrenkreuz vom Roten Kreuz
with photo of owner as well as a clear Baldur Von Schirach signature on page 8 in faded black ink
” stamped on both sides of the triple slotted disc
Footnote: The Battle of Tannenberg was an engagement between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in the first days of World War I
Frankisket was shot down on 29 October 1942 by Royal Air Force (RAF) Spitfires
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed (Ehrenkreuz vom Roten Kreuz(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts in its talons, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W.