Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider Archive Footnote: The medal was instituted

Footnote: The medal was instituted on May 21

that he had had no previous military service and that his trade was that of Clerk

On the last day of that month

and shows only light patina

1815: "Here I overtook one of our men

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider Archive Footnote: The medal was instituted(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 65. 50 mm