Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Buy Now An Anschluss commemorative medallion

An Anschluss commemorative medallion

measuring 29 mm (w) x 48 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally-pierced ball suspension

one week before he was wounded at the Battle of the Somme on July 24th

Limited access to the crossing points over the Dives River allowed counterattacks by the German 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion

ensures a snug fit at the neckline

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Buy Now An Anschluss commemorative medallion(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted March 26th, 1936. A textbook example of a Pilots badge by this maker, constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak wreath joined together at the base by a ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a raised short barrel hinge, round wire vertical pinback, and a rightward opening