named to Leutnant “RUDOLF OPFERMANN”
An Early Pilot's Badge by Maker IMME - in nickel silver
(Abzeichen und Plaketten)
The division later saw action in the Battle of Kursk
He was the pilot of a DH 9 aircraft
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards and Insignia Auction named to Leutnant “RUDOLF OPFERMANN”(Auszeichnung und Insignien). A mixed lot of items, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 41 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 0 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A Heer