Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, Late-War Example, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction (1938-1918 Issue)

(1938-1918 Issue)

Instituted 21 November 1916 by Grand Duke Friedrich August

accompanied by original white and red ribbon on a traditional Spanish-style horizontal hanger with pinback

The interior title page features a glossed black-and-white photograph of the Führer with a facsimile of his signature

GUTE DIENSTE” (“FOR LONG AND EXCELLENT SERVICE”)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, Late-War Example, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction (1938-1918 Issue)(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts while in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in position, with a barrel hinge emanating from an oval plate and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating