Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version certificate_of_authenticity and dates “1883-1909”

and dates “1883-1909”

the 3rd immediately began transporting some 250 prisoners to nearby hospitals

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both leaving his estate to his wife

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version certificate_of_authenticity and dates “1883-1909”(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of padded dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse affixed with a post manufacture black paper liner partially concealing a period original black cotton twill backer, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.