Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive maker marked “Holzschnitzerei Menz Kleinsassen

maker marked “Holzschnitzerei Menz Kleinsassen

shoulder boards and straps

consequently I was struck on the head and received a serious wound and was taken in all haste to NO

A further advance was stopped through counterattacks and a night move by the 10th Brigade

He was evangelic

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive maker marked “Holzschnitzerei Menz Kleinsassen(Beobachterabzeichen mit Etui). 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 W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 53. 30 mm (w) x 52. 42 mm (h),