Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by OM Auction Archive 1957 to December 31

1957 to December 31

measuring 87 mm (w) x 22 mm (h)

Most of these legionary units were involved in the battles on the Eastern Front

Accompanied by a Junior Eights 2nd Place Rowing Medal 1909 (two-piece construction

at least in early 1916

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by OM Auction Archive 1957 to December 31(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 eagle to the obverse, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked OM for a well documented but unidentified manufacturer, measuring 61. 26 mm