Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed & Order of the Red

& Order of the Red Eagle

arriving in England on May 7th

Gold-coloured and silvered bullion wire in various textures

the squadron pilots made their first flights operating in favour of the British 8th Army V Corps

the interior with red velvet lid and body liners

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed & Order of the Red(Bordfunker und Fliegerschtzenabzeichen). 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 dual lightning bolts in its talons, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID,