Cross in gilt and enamels
both were abducted by the Gestapo
bearing a hand-embroidered Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika
reverse inscribed in Russian "1812 This Glorious Year Went By
47 Casualty Clearing Station the same day
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Field-Made Pilot’s Badge Buy Now Cross in gilt and enamels(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of a bronze alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 64. 97 mm (w) x 51. 05 mm (h), weighing 37. 8 grams, loss of finish and excess soldering evident, a unique field made piece in near extremely fine