Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War and Field-Repaired Example GTRexclude 3) A War Merit Cross

3) A War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

founded by Emperor Yohannes IV in 1874 as the highest imperial honour

a hollow oval badge

Lieutenant (QGO)

He served from March 1866 to June 1868 and is documented as having participated at the Battle of Fort Erie on June 2

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War and Field-Repaired Example GTRexclude 3) A War Merit Cross(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 revere with one original rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture