Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Lithuanian Auxiliary’s Armband Insignia Hold in its cardboard box of

in its cardboard box of issue with the monogram of MIchael I on the lid)

230 in width at the bottom x 950 mm in length

(1840 issue)

An entry in the Wehrpaß suggests that Schmidt was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant on 1 September 1942

His civilian job was railway worker

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Lithuanian Auxiliary’s Armband Insignia Hold in its cardboard box of(Luftwaffe Insignien fr Armbinde der Flakhelfer). Constructed of white cotton. The obverse bearing a red dyed diamond, in turn overlaid by a white Vytus, unmarked, measuring 72 mm (w) x 124 mm (h), demonstrating minor soiling, in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: A rare insignia, only 1,012 Lithuanians are recorded as having served as Luftwaffe auxiliaries during the Second World War, primarily as flak crewmen.