Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold with material fatigue evident to

with material fatigue evident to the exterior of the case

in nearly mint condition

on cream-colored paper

a desperate engagement in which the 6th Battalion took heavy casualties - so heavy

He embarked Portsmouth for India aboard HMS Crocodile on November 25

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold with material fatigue evident to(Segelflugzeugfhrer Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zinc, the obverse consists of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight. The reverse has two visible rivets securing the eagle, along with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate. Unmarked, it demonstrates the characteristics of a mid to late war example