Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Instituted in 1923 (in bronze

Instituted in 1923 (in bronze gilt

had been unable to take off with so much weight

and that he was buried with military honours on the soldier cemetery in Mangiennes

Zborov Commemorative Medal 1917-47

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Instituted in 1923 (in bronze(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked BRDER SCHNEIDER A. G., WIEN, measuring 64. 62 mm (w) x 53. 40 mm (h), weighing 36. 4 grams, accompanied by its