Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed in turn ringed by a

in turn ringed by a green enameled laurel wreath

from May 14 to June 19

vertical straight rectangular pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

Footnote: The Order of the Liberator has a long and convoluted history that began with the creation of the Order of the Liberators of Venezuela by Simon Bolivar on October 22

Air gunners badge with lightening bolts

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed in turn ringed by a(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 50 mm (w) x