Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Gold Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Auction Archive By the new year of

By the new year of 1945

(Reichsbanner Youth): In stamped brass with brass face plate affixed by two rivets

34 mm x 127 mm)

measuring 85 mm in diamter

He transferred to the Canadian Permanent Staff in 1907 as a Major and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1913

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Gold Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Auction Archive By the new year of(Ballonbeobachterabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse depicting an an observation balloon bearing a Balkan Cross, inside an oval oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41. 83 mm (w) x 52. 70 mm (h), weighing 36. 2 grams, in near mint condition.