Schmid presumably took part in the French campaign before being transferred to the Eastern Front with the attack on Russia
He navigated the plane
reverse of medal is stained with glue residue
leather tab with a smooth finished gray upper stitched in place on the underside at the left end
some oxidation and flecking and chipping of enamels evident throughout
United Kingdom. English Guns & Rifles certificate_of_authenticity Schmid presumably took part inHardcover, beige cloth cover, the text on the front cover and the spine in gold coloured ink on a forest green background, entitled "English Guns & Rifles", by John Nigel George, copyrighted by Thomas G. Samworth in 1947, world copyright outside the United States by Miss K. George of Chislehurst, Kent, England, published by The Stackpole Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, printed in the United States of America by The Telegraph Press of Harrisburg,