Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude flanked by an inscription of

flanked by an inscription of “NSDAP LUFTKRIEGS-EINSATZ”

bound from San Francisco to Liverpool

most of the bronze finish has been lost and the catch is missing

Badge in gilded zinc

the first award of its kind and the highest award at that time

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude flanked by an inscription of(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked with the micro version of the logo of Brder