Germany, Luftwaffe. A Transport And Glider Pilot Clasp, Bronze Grade Hold 5 cm (h) when folded

5 cm (h) when folded

after the battleship had broke into two from an internal explosion caused by a torpedo from the destroyer USS Melvin

constructed of a nickel-plated steel case with a ribbed border surrounding the circumference of the glass face

the obverse with a central inscription of “KRIEGER VERDIENST” (“WARRIOR MERIT”)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Transport And Glider Pilot Clasp, Bronze Grade Hold 5 cm (h) when folded(Frontflugspange fr Transport und Luftlandeflieger in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle in mid flight clutching a mobile swastika, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a central visible rivet securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire