Germany, Luftwaffe. A Cased Radio Operator Badge, "Thin Wreath", By C.e. Juncker, C. 1937 Auction with moderate wear to the

with moderate wear to the black iron core from period wear

The Hessen Order of Philip the Magnanimous in Gold

with the name of a place

(NSDAP Grau/Kreis/Orts Obereinsatzleiter Kragenspiegel)

" He was attached to 576 (Royal Air Force) Squadron “Carpe Diem” (Seize the Opportunity)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Cased Radio Operator Badge, "Thin Wreath", By C.e. Juncker, C. 1937 Auction with moderate wear to the(Luftwaffe Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker mit Etui). Instituted in 1935 by Hermann Gring. (Issued 1935 1945). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombac, the wreath of an early thin type with laurel leaves on the left side of the wreath, and oak leaves on the right side of the wreath, and a mobile swastika on the bottom of the wrath, and an eagle superimposed onto the badge clutching lightning bolts in its talons, the reverse plain, with a