Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude with the prongs of the

with the prongs of the wreath poking through

Measuring 21

Ordre des Palmes Académiques

with a fine drawstring along the edge that ties at the rear

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude with the prongs of the(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted on August 12, 1935. (Issued 1936 1945). An early period badge constructed of silvered and patinated nickel silver, consisting of an oak and laurel wreath, bearing a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, and a barrel hinge unique to this maker, and a flat wire catch, marked GWL for Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid on the reverse, measuring 63. 2 mm (w) x 52.