Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Archive 9 grams inclusive of its

9 grams inclusive of its ribbon and hanger

Accompanied by an Ausweis der Deutschen Volksliste (ID Card of the German People’s List) issued to Michalski on 24 February 1944

the top of the badge bears the inscription ZWEI JAHRE (TWO YEARS) and the base IM FELD 1914-1916 (IN THE FIELD 1914-1916)

His father was a Cotton Merchant by trade

Wächtler & Lange

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Archive 9 grams inclusive of its(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver with gilt, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff,