Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Summer Tunic Breast Eagle consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “REICHSNÄHRSTAND LANDESBAUERNSCHAFT POMMERN” (“REICHSNÄHRSTAND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION POMERANIA”)

with maker stamp “Clemens Wagner

Lüdenscheid” on reverse

Colonel Balchen was among their rescuers

but features eight aluminum painted and matching pebble-grain cap buttons (magnetic) that run vertically along the opening of the tunic

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Summer Tunic Breast Eagle consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed by an inscription of(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of white wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining an original paper liner, unmarked, measuring 89 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.