Germany. A Mint Luftwaffe Flak Badge, C. 1942 Auction "From 8 April 1945 to

"From 8 April 1945 to 25 April 1945 Lieutenant Howitt acted as Rear Link Officer during a period of heavy fighting leading up to and including the Kusten Canal bridgehead

The document is dated to Vienna on October 14

He was ranked as a Maschinist

I think this must have been so because his comrades heard afterwards that Frank was alive and had escaped with a broken leg

slip-on shoulder straps

Germany. A Mint Luftwaffe Flak Badge, C. 1942 Auction "From 8 April 1945 to(Luftwaffe Flak Abzeichen). Constructed of a silvered tombac oak wreath consisting of oak leaves, with a Luftwaffe eagle on the on the top of the badge clutching a swastika, and a Flak 88 facing towards the top right, with the barrel extending past the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a crimped ball hinge, and a crimped flat catch; an unmarked example; measuring 46. 23 mm (w) x 66. 22 mm (h); weighing 41. 0 grams; in