Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Berg & Nolte Hold with repair of the suspension

with repair of the suspension loop evident

GVI (14875554 GNR

in blue box of issue

In the First War he was made an Unteroffizier in 1917 and received the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class

to the point where the cabin walls ruptured

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Berg & Nolte Hold with repair of the suspension(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and tombak, 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 obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 65. 15 mm