Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner And Flight Engineer Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of Legion of Merit with three

Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters

overlaid by a semi-circular laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by a shield bearing a hammer and sickle

It is given by a former Gestapo member

He was with the 6th Canadian Field Ambulance

" and intimate friend of the great musician

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner And Flight Engineer Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of Legion of Merit with three(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordschtzen und Bordmechaniker). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 44. 52 mm (w) x 53.