Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider Newly Listed issued to Wilhelm Witschow (b

issued to Wilhelm Witschow (b

Instituted on 31 December 1850 by King Friedrich August II

Panzer Reconnaissance Division 19

(Anti-Aircraft) on the first day we were on the sector

Buckinghamshire on September 28

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider Newly Listed issued to Wilhelm Witschow (b(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 65. 50 mm