Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude but the tunic is otherwise

but the tunic is otherwise free of wear or damage and remains in an extremely fine condition

with a label bearing an owner’s name of “STROHMAIER”

and in 1979

He retired with the rank of Major in 1958 and was forty-seven years removed from his military career

A Deutsches Jungvolk (DJ) Silver Grade Merit Badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude but the tunic is otherwise(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and 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 in position, with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, featuring a full makers mark of BRDER SCHNEIDER A. G. WIEN which has been