Germany, Luftwaffe. A Combined Pilot And Observer Badge, Relic Condition, By Gebrüder Schneider certificate_of_authenticity a Legion of Merit Citation

a Legion of Merit Citation (to Colonel John J

with visible gravemarkers for Gefreiter Fritz Geber

in bronze gilt and enamels

aware of the futility of their task

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Combined Pilot And Observer Badge, Relic Condition, By Gebrüder Schneider certificate_of_authenticity a Legion of Merit Citation(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping German national eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 65. 68 mm (w) x 53. 47 mm (h), weighing 29. 0