Germany, Third Reich. A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge by Friedrich Linden, Type 2A Archive with enamel loss on the

with enamel loss on the nine o’clock arm

A well-preserved NSRL standard flag constructed of a light red cotton-blended twill base

000 awards were made

75 mm (w) x 87

towards the end of the war in Europe and launched through the densely forested Ardennes region between Belgium and Luxembourg

Germany, Third Reich. A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge by Friedrich Linden, Type 2A Archive with enamel loss on the(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted March 26th, 1936. (1939 1942 issue). Constructed of nickel silver and tombac, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the base by a ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a slender swastika signature to manufacture by Friedrich Linden, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a block hinge, repaired pinback and repaired catch,