Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive An “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1

An “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1

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

Kirkdale at Liverpool on February 22nd

A German Labour Front Strength Through Joy badge

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive An “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1(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