Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Hold allowing for the addition of

allowing for the addition of a belt hanger

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

dated to September 1947

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

a red and black enameled breast star in silver gilt

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Hold allowing for the addition of(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