Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Hold where he would be treated

where he would be treated and recuperate for the next twenty-two days

near mint condition with minimal scuffing and slight warping

This is partly due to the combined training both officers and enlisted receive

and laying on two ears of corn

the reverse inscribed “Für Arbeit Zum Schutze Deutschlands” (For work in the defence of Germany)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Hold where he would be treated(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked BRDER SCHNEIDER A. G., WIEN, measuring 64. 62 mm (w) x 53. 40 mm (h), weighing 36. 4 grams, accompanied by its