Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Archive In silver gilt with violet

In silver gilt with violet enamels

3 mm (h) inclusive of its twenty year wreath suspension

The Battalion sailed September 25

The cap measures 264 mm (w) x 286 mm (l) x 167 mm (h)

Stitched into the tunic above the upper left breast pocket is an insignia in the form of a forest-green wool backer bearing a hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Archive In silver gilt with violet(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse featuring a white cotton twill liner showing underlying embroidery and guide threading, unmarked, measuring 90 mm (w) x 58 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform removed and near extremely fine condition.