Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold A mid-war example of a

A mid-war example of a “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold A mid-war example of a(Luftwaffe Bordfunkerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombac; the obverse consisting of a wreath of oak and laurel leaves, with a mobile swastika on the bottom of the wreath and an eagle that was separately applied onto the wreath; the reverse plain, with two rivets visible; with a vertical needle style pin, with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid on the reverse;