Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Metal Breast Eagle, First Pattern GTRexclude flowers and simple acanthus designs

flowers and simple acanthus designs

Footnote: The Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) was a major organization during the Third Reich Era to help mitigate the effects of unemployment following the collapse of the European economy

Unmarked - in bronzed zinc (bronze wash nearly completely worn off)

an Inventory of Effects Slip (inscriptions in blue ink

(Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps Bordfunker Abzeichen)

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Metal Breast Eagle, First Pattern GTRexclude flowers and simple acanthus designs(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern droptail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 88 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), wth minor loss of finish evident, an early and high quality example in extremely fine condition.