Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 7, by Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity The sweatband bears a partially-intact

The sweatband bears a partially-intact embossed inscription reading “DAIMARU”

he was treated for pneumonia

Its original leather washer at the crossguard junction has been lost to time

A Civilian Procurement/Supply Personnel sleeve insignia

the obverse with a central medallion depicting a monogram of King Ludwig

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 7, by Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity The sweatband bears a partially-intact(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with one of two intact rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 7 badge