Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Friedrich Linden Republic of A well-preserved edition of “German

A well-preserved edition of “German Army Uniforms and Insignia: 1933-1945”

she was torpedoed by the German submarine UB-47 ninety-three kilometers south-east of Cape Matapan in Greece

with a centre applique depicting a Hohenzollern-style Prussian imperial eagle in black enamel on a white enameled field

CO / CHICAGO /1918" (American Cutlery Company of Chicago

2nd Volunteer Battalion

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Friedrich Linden Republic of A well-preserved edition of “German(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 reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 63. 81 mm (w) x 53. 36 mm (h), weighing 34. 5 grams, most