Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of the reverse with a blue

the reverse with a blue enameled shield bearing a gilt institution date of “1815”

the reverse features a detailed outline of the Brandenburg Gate of Berlin

both of his parents originally from Mexico

CARLOS BARON MALDONADO" (Aeronautical Merit / Lieutenant Colonel D

A First War Veteran's Honour Badge by Deschler - Two-piece construction

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden United Republic of the reverse with a blue(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by