Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed the left gate marked "WEST"

the left gate marked "WEST" and the right gate marked "EAST"

He never lost a day's duty except when absent

Private Simon soon went overseas with the 39th Infantry Regiment

The “Sa” might mean “Sachsen”

with a central DSV eagle overlaid by a mobile swastika perched on top of a square target with an inscription of “D

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed the left gate marked "WEST"(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordschtzen und Bordmechaniker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts in its talons, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in palace, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked however