Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac three measuring 10

three measuring 10

a civil and military order

on loop for suspension - marked but illegible it appears that the loop was cracked during the marking process and never repaired

surrounded by a ring inscribed PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI

followed by another major raid on Truk (April 29-30

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac three measuring 10(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver with gilt, 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 obverse eagle in place, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff,