Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version, Four-Tone Variant Province of China 1839 - May 24

1839 - May 24

An alternative de-nazified replacement version of a Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen

a fascinating primary account of prewar and wartime Kriegsmarine service in overall extremely fine condition

1916 with M

both with replacement ribbons

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version, Four-Tone Variant Province of China 1839 - May 24(Beobachterabzeichen Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a padded grey blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika and executed in dark grey, slate grey, and silver grey machine embroidery, the reverse retaining its original black rayon cloth backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a four tone variant produced by a