Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Front Flying Clasp For Transport Pilots, Gold Grade Auction maker marked “RZM M1/128” for

maker marked “RZM M1/128” for “Karl Schmidhäussler” on the reverse

one with a trumpet and the other with a coat of arms

he died in Berchtesgaden on October 26

the award became a war decoration for bravery in the face of the enemy and crossed swords were added to the suspension

Army Pan American Flight

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Front Flying Clasp For Transport Pilots, Gold Grade Auction maker marked “RZM M1/128” for(Frontflugspange fr Transport und Luftlandflieger, in Gold). Instituted on 30. 1. 1941 by Reichsmarshall Hermann Gring. (Issued 1941 1945). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse with a central laurel wreath with a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swastika in the centre, with nine oak leaves on either side of the wreath, the reverse plain, with a horizontal banjo style tapered pinback, with a sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch, measuring 77. 03 mm