Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Province of China For his China service

For his China service

the reverse maker marked with the logo of the Soviet Mint in Leningrad

the top lid portion could sit and hook onto the handle making it very easy to go down the line and collect food

Allersheimer bought the F

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version Province of China For his China service(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of padded dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse affixed with a post manufacture black paper liner partially concealing a period original black cotton twill backer, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.