Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge With Case, By C.e. Juncker Auction Archive Constructed of gilt bronze

Constructed of gilt bronze

numbered "782639" embossed seal of the Navy Department

80 mm x 43

some 312 men (or 315 by another account) of the 27th Maine did choose to stay behind when they were asked

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge With Case, By C.e. Juncker Auction Archive Constructed of gilt bronze(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 43.