Schmidt was killed in action at the First Battle of El Alamein and died on 21 July 1942
Territorial Force War Medal 1914-1919 - (1323 PTE
with a depressed purple felt medal bed
A set of commemorative documents from the estate of Oberleutnant Hans-Jürgen Schreiber
With only minor signs of wear
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, Late-War Example, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne visually-hidden Schmidt was killed in action(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating