Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, by Paul Meybauer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic he was promoted to Leutnant

he was promoted to Leutnant on July 1

Pennsylvania in 1970

marked “Prode” on the reverse

allowing it to be hanged

the reverse is plain with four rivets

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, by Paul Meybauer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic he was promoted to Leutnant(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 P. MEYBAUER, BERLIN, measuring 53. 11 mm (w) x 53. 27 mm (h), weighing 43.