Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider Auction Archive situated above the engraved and

situated above the engraved and personalized signatures of members of the Staff of District West

light contact to red enamels with green enamel missing from obverse laurels

textbook example by maker “J

and subsequently rewarded with the highest praise for his actions

Ilse Preuss

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider Auction Archive situated above the engraved and(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 position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked with the micro version of the logo of Brder