Germany, Hj. A Cap Badge, By Karl Wurster certificate_of_authenticity The Graf Zeppelin flew back

The Graf Zeppelin flew back across the Atlantic to Friedrichshafen to refuel before continuing across Eastern Europe

on December 28th

5 mm (w) x 22 mm (h)

he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in December 1941

the most successful surviving pilot and a recipient of the Pour le Mérite

Germany, Hj. A Cap Badge, By Karl Wurster certificate_of_authenticity The Graf Zeppelin flew back(HJ Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a red and white enameled checkered diamond, overlaid by a central black mobile swastika, the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M1 34 for maker Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen, measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), a small chip is evident to the enamels, in overall better than very fine condition.