Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction 1943 and upon arrival in

1943 and upon arrival in the United Kingdom

His service with the 84th Royal Prussian Infantry Regiment began in December 1915

Measuring 146 mm (w) x 234 mm (h)

when war came in 1914

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction 1943 and upon arrival in(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak and 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 obverse eagle in place, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a type 2A