Germany, Federal Republic. A Luftwaffe Flyer’s Commemorative Badge, 1957 Version United Republic of wingspan 83mm

wingspan 83mm

Adolf Joseph Ferdinand Galland (1912–1996) was a Luftwaffe General and flying ace

partially enamelled

A 1935 Ottweiler/Saar 25

small rip to the interior sweatband

Germany, Federal Republic. A Luftwaffe Flyer’s Commemorative Badge, 1957 Version United Republic of wingspan 83mm(Flieger Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central eagle perched on top of a rock, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 48 mm (w) x 52. 74 mm (h), weighing 30. 4 grams, in near extremely fine condition.