Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Auction missing its lid

missing its lid

German tanks had broken through the center of our line (between B-38th A

Nürnberg” on reverse

His citation for the medal appears on his Canada Military Honours and Awards Citation Card: "While in charge of a limber loaded with detonated Mills Grenades

with die stamped affixed copper face-plate

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Auction missing its lid(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of padded far grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika and executed in two tone silver grey threading, the reverse retaining a black oilcloth liner, unmarked, measuring 72 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), demonstrating some separation of the reverse