Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Radio Operator Badge, by C.E. Juncker Republic of black cotton mesh backer

black cotton mesh backer

issued from Berlin on 17 August 1938

as well as an integral belt fastening closed with a black bakelite button

LANGEMARCK OCT

Wagner was considered for a Military Cross however a document from the Union of South Africa notes that “many gallant actus must inevitably go unrewarded” and this award was not yet awarded

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Radio Operator Badge, by C.E. Juncker Republic of black cotton mesh backer(Zivile Bordfunkerabzeichen). Instituted 1 April 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a mobile swastika flanked by a pair of wings with feathering executed in exceptional detail, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 62. 61 mm (w) x 18. 08 mm (h), weighing 11. 1 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to