Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tropical Breast Eagle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed insignia measuring 15 mm (w)

insignia measuring 15 mm (w) x 15 mm (h)

advancing to an Engineering Officer at RAF Military Transport Depot

They were also commonly used by vehicle drivers when operating in dusty environments

green oxidation evident on the edges)

whose prewar imagination had been fired up by the thrilling re-creation of aerial combat in Hollywood productions

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tropical Breast Eagle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed insignia measuring 15 mm (w)(Heer Tropen Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an elongated Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 95 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), demonstrating loss of finish throughout, a mid to late war example in very fine condition.