Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Berg & Nolte Auction Archive measuring 215 mm (w) x

measuring 215 mm (w) x 105 mm (h)

becoming the last commander of the 5th SS Panzer Division “Wiking”

" and maker marked "L

A 1939 National Socialist Flyers Corps/Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps (NSFK) Rhön Segelflugwettbewerb badge (23

Each sleeve has a vertical slit fastening closed with two black bakelite buttons for an adjustable fit

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Berg & Nolte Auction Archive measuring 215 mm (w) x(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the 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 62. 34 mm (w) x 52. 72