Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Brocade And Buckle, Second Pattern Archive with the AvD emblem embossed

with the AvD emblem embossed on the cover

measures 83mm (3 3/4 inches) wing tip to wing tip

the “E” stands for an aeronautical code “QFE” and the “F” stands for an aeronautical code “QFF”

some 10 minutes after the explosion

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Brocade And Buckle, Second Pattern Archive with the AvD emblem embossed(Luftwaffe Feldbinde und Schnalle fr Offiziere). A Luftwaffe Officers brocade and buckle, the former constructed of a dark grey wool base, the obverse bearing a silver aluminum wire tresse bisected by a central red threaded band, flanked on each side by a dark grey threaded band interspersed with silver aluminum wire, wrapped with two sliding bands of identical construction, the reverse with six zink reinforced eyelets for an adjustable fit, unmarked,