the "A" in the surname is an inverted "V" on the Star
Initially he saw action in Poland and on the Eastern Front
reverse inscribed "GOLD GAB ICH ZUR WEHR EISEN NAHM ICH ZUR EHR" above a wreath of oak leaves and engraver marked "HOSAGUS" below
An example of a third reich period bronze grade SA sports badge
Rear Admiral Robert Mischke ordered the G132 and another torpedo boat to destroy the submarine
Austria, Second Republic. An Aerial Photographer Veteran’s Commemorative Badge, By F. Peltz certificate_of_authenticity the "A" in the surname(Luftbildner Abzeichen). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a green enameled oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a white enameled shield bearing a gilt insignia, overlaid by a central Austrian national eagle in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked F. PELTZ,