Germany Awards - Warplane Front Bar in Silver

Front-line planks for attack aircraft were donated only on April 12, 1944. It was awarded to the flight personnel of special associations of combat pilots in gold, silver and bronze. The bronze front bar was awarded after 20 enemy flights, the silver after 60 flights and the gold front bar was awarded after 110 enemy flights. Presented on June 26, 1942, a star (suspension) to the golden front belt was awarded to fighter pilots after at least 400 front-line flights. Then, from the end of April, trailers with bet numbers in hundreds of steps were awarded. Enemy flights included flights at a distance of at least 30 km beyond the front line or associated with contact with the enemy. Later long flights, over 12 hours were counted 4 times, and over 16 hours - 5 times. Front flight brackets were expanded to 8 versions by 1944. These were: fighters, short-range night fighters, long-range night fighters, scouts, combat and dive fighters, transport and landing aircraft, combat aircraft and destroyers. The main producer is G. H. Osang from Dresden. There are also frontline aircraft for combat aircraft without a manufacturer or with manufacturer R.S. & S., Richard Simm and sons from Gablonz on the Neisse. Because of the very short lease term, these braces are very rare. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen before 1945, vol. IV, 2001.

Wide openwork clasp made of silver-plated fine zinc. On the back is a horizontal pin with reciprocal hooks. To the right of the manufacturers' pin.

Front side:

In
• the center of the clasp is a round wreath consisting of bay leaves.
• Below on the laurel wreath is a straight-standing swastika.
• The central one on the wreath is dark patinated 2 crossed swords.
• To the left and right of the wreath are oak leaves in 4 rows - 3-3-2-1-leaf.

Downside:

• Smooth and silver plated.
• On the right is a two-line manufacturer - G.H. OSANG -/- DRESDEN -.

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