Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic had been unable to take

had been unable to take off with so much weight

named to Feldwebel Ernst Kleist (according to the stamped Feldpost number

and that he was buried with military honours on the soldier cemetery in Mangiennes

accompanied by original pink Dame’s ribbon on a loop suspension with pin

Dinnebier Nachf

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic had been unable to take(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked BRDER SCHNEIDER A. G., WIEN, measuring 64. 62 mm (w) x 53. 40 mm (h), weighing 36. 4 grams, accompanied by its