Germany. A Cased Luftwaffe Combined Pilots/Observer Badge, By F. Linden Of Lüdenscheid, C. 1944 Hold minor contact marks on the

minor contact marks on the vulcanfibre visor

From the beginning of Operation Barbarossa

all the while serving on North Sea Patrols

21 mm x 43 mm

on standard buckram backing

Germany. A Cased Luftwaffe Combined Pilots/Observer Badge, By F. Linden Of Lüdenscheid, C. 1944 Hold minor contact marks on the(Gemeinsame Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Two piece construction of gilded zink and silvered tombac; the obverse with a silvered oval shaped oak and laurel wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon, with a large patinated eagle with spread out wings superimposed on the badge, clutching a swastika in its talons; two rivets on the reverse, with vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; unmarked, but