Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive This decoration was awarded for

This decoration was awarded for the duration of the First World War to Ottoman and other Central Powers troops

issued in 1939

measuring 30 mm (w) x 18

includes photograph of Niendieker stapled to the license

enamelled Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps affixed

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive This decoration was awarded for(Beobachter und Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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 hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, unmarked but with the physical characteristics