Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War and Field-Repaired Example GTRexclude three Flight Surgeon Wings (Command

three Flight Surgeon Wings (Command

He served from March 1866 to June 1868 and is documented as having participated at the Battle of Fort Erie on June 2

Silver badge bearing Latvian “Dievs Tevija Pulks 1919” (translation: God

which is likely the reason the inner felt liner was removed to conserve the document itself

His two brothers were later to follow in his footsteps

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War and Field-Repaired Example GTRexclude three Flight Surgeon Wings (Command(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 mobile swastika, the revere with one original rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture