The fact that an Oberleutnant was awarded the badge may suggest that Stipproweit had served in a different Luftwaffe branch before being transferred to the Flight branch
demonstrating minor pitting
7 mm (w) x 61 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball and linden leaves suspension
Footnote: Following the 4 September 1944 declaration of Dunkirk as a fortress for German forces
surrounded by his name and title in Latin short form in capital letters
Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Post-War Signed Knight’s Cross Winner Photographs Hold The fact that an OberleutnantA studio portrait of Leutnant Heinrich Starke, signed in black ink on the photograph, measuring 89 mm (w) x 134 mm (h); a photograph of Hauptmann Paul Zorner, the reverse bears a white label signed in black ink, measuring 107 mm (w) x 149 mm (h); a studio portrait of Hauptmann Konrad Zeller, signed in black ink on the photograph and on the reverse in blue ink, measuring 93 mm (w) x 146 mm (h); a photograph of a caricature of Leutnant Erhard Jahnert,