Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, Late-War Example, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction GUTE DIENSTE” (“FOR LONG AND

GUTE DIENSTE” (“FOR LONG AND EXCELLENT SERVICE”)

1 Clasp - 1906 (17

above an inscription of “BENE MERENTI”

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accompanied by original white and red ribbon on a traditional Spanish-style horizontal hanger with pinback

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, Late-War Example, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction GUTE DIENSTE” (“FOR LONG AND(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts while in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in position, with a barrel hinge emanating from an oval plate and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating