Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 8, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive with one image clearly showing

with one image clearly showing the “Prinz Eugen” divisional cuff title

the top half lifts to offer a sash storage compartment

Gronow suffered numerous injuries during combat

consisting of a pendant in the form of a 1914 Iron Cross

97 mm (w) x 25

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 8, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive with one image clearly showing(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 65. 12