Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Civil Pilot’s Badge, by C. E. Juncker consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Hungary: Long Service Decoration

and Hungary: Long Service Decoration

which caused his skull to fracture

demonstrating moderate loss of finish to the core with faint surface oxidation

the SAAF took over control of all Anti-Aircraft units on January 1

He was taken on strength of the 19th Infantry Battalion in France on May 25th

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Civil Pilot’s Badge, by C. E. Juncker consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Hungary: Long Service Decoration(Zivil Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak and blue enamels, the obverse consisting of a pair of blue enamelled wings with feathering highlighted in gilt, joined together at the centre by a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. Juncker, Berlin on the reverse, measuring 80. 2 mm (w) x 12. 7 mm (l), weighing 15. 00 grams, with only miniscule contact marks