Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity After the rise to power

After the rise to power of the NSDAP

chipping evident in the red enamels on the crescent moon on the suspension

survived by his wife of fifty-three years

with no news received after 9 November

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity After the rise to power(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and tombak, 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, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 64. 96 mm (w) x 53. 10 mm (h),