Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion

printed and bound by the T

constructed of multi-coloured bakelite

Luke never saw action

there are two horizontal-slit pockets on both sides of the rear of the pants

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 eagle to the obverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 52. 35 mm (w) x 53. 04 mm (h), weighing 31.