Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service, Ground-Dug Examples visually-hidden enamels chipped on the obverse

enamels chipped on the obverse in the inscription ring

and retaining an original gilded button bearing a fouled anchor

the reverse with a vertical pinback and locking catch

and his SS number was 38

Kozhedub graduated from Chuguev Military Air School in 1941

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service, Ground-Dug Examples visually-hidden enamels chipped on the obverse(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards for military and civil services, including an NSDAP 10 Year Long Service Award, an Air Defence Decoration II Class, a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, and two Anschluss Medals, with examples constructed of zink and bronze, all unmarked, all missing ribbons and demonstrating extensive oxidation and loss of finish consistent with retrieval from a factory site subject to bomb and fire damage, a ground dug lot