Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Buy Now the World War II Victory

the World War II Victory Medal and the Army Presidential Unit Citation

47 mm wide x 1

5 inclusive of its thunderbolts

reverse inscribed "APRIL 9 AVRIL 1917" across the centre

just before mobilization in the First World War

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Buy Now the World War II Victory(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere 1. Form). Constructed of dark blue grey wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire droptrail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining an intact paper backer unmarked, measuring 85 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), demonstrating oxidation throughout the wire, an unusual variant in very fine condition.