Germany. A Female Rad “Arbeitsmaid” Rank Brooch; First Pattern Auction inscribed "The Best Kite in

inscribed "The Best Kite in the World

In addition to the Military Cross

He later became Captain with the 53rd (Sherbrooke Infantry) Battalion

very nice quality shield

Hartmann - Leutnant of Fighter Wing 52 and top Fighter Ace in the history of aerial warfare

Germany. A Female Rad “Arbeitsmaid” Rank Brooch; First Pattern Auction inscribed "The Best Kite inA third reich period female RAD subsidiary (Deutscher Frauenarbeitsdienst German Womens Labour Service) Arbeitsmaid rank brooch; constructed of bronze; the obverse depicting a mobile swastika, with six wheat stalks, circumscribed Arbeit fr dein Volk adelt dich selbst (German Labour on behalf of the people nobles you) in traditional German script; horizontal pinback lightly bent but funcitonal; unmarked, but numbered 18121 on the reverse; measuring 43.