Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Type I, By C.e. Juncker With Case certificate_of_authenticity Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle - measures

Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle - measures approximately 43cm (or 17 inches) in total length

It was while in command of the 3rd company that he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Footnote: From the collection of the late author of Eagles Recalled

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Type I, By C.e. Juncker With Case certificate_of_authenticity Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle - measures(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted 1935. (Issued 1936 1945). Constructed of silvered tombac, this badge is composed of a richly detailed, narrow version oak leaf wreath bearing a stylized J 1 type Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse presents with a barrel hinge accommodating a vertical pinback with a flattened tip meeting an elongated round wire catch, two rivets at the top half of the reverse of the wreath securely