Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity At the time the Soldbuch

At the time the Soldbuch was issued

United States Army Aviator Badge (in bronze

He was an ardent opponent of the death penalty

the heads and skirts of the tassels in gold-coloured bullion

August 9) below

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity At the time the Soldbuch(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,