Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive seventh and eight

seventh and eight

Southwood 2nd Bn

1 mm (w) x 79

within a belt inscribed "PETERBOROUGH RANGERS"

cloth version

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive seventh and eight(Segelflugzeugfhrer Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zinc, the obverse consists of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight. The reverse has two visible rivets securing the eagle, along with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate. Unmarked, it demonstrates the characteristics of a mid to late war example