Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Cloth and Bullion Version for Officers Auction Archive 764 in 1905

764 in 1905

Military Class

for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against enemy tanks at Noville

In gilded tombac

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Cloth and Bullion Version for Officers Auction Archive 764 in 1905(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung fr Offiziere). Constructed of padded dark grey wool, the obverse bearing an oval gold bullion wire laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a silver aluminum wire swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining an intact black cotton liner, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue to the wire features, a scarce example in uniform