He had "succeeded in destroying several aircraft on the ground when it is believed that he must have been hit by enemy flak
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8 mm (h) silver number "48" badge with angular pinback via a 50 mm long chain
and a metal tri-colour cockade
marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M4/46” for Wilhelm Schröder
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Medal Bar For Personnel With First World War Service certificate_of_authenticity He had "succeeded in destroying(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for Luftwaffe personnel with First World War service, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core with a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with