Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge, With Case Archive as part of the Third

as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean

The bottom side has three bullets embedded into the wood

with a red production sticker bearing the maker's markings “6 ¼ R

for a scheduled attack upon Duisburg

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge, With Case Archive as part of the Third(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordschtzen und Bordmechaniker). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with dual visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 70 mm