A Luftwaffe Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge United Republic of He retired with the rank

He retired with the rank of Lieutenant-General on 21 September 1882

numbered "51540" in red ink

likely cleaned by veteran

but content generally good and a fine record of active service in Coastal Command

Swing mounted

A Luftwaffe Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge United Republic of He retired with the rankA textbook example of an interwar manufacture Radio Operator & Air Gunner Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker badge; in silvered and patinated zink; two piece construction consisting of a wreath of oak leaves and laurel leaves, with a mobile swastika on the bottom of the wreath and an eagle that was separately applied onto the wreath (utilizing two rivets visible on the reverse); vertical needle style pin with a sheet metal hinge and a flat wire