Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Friedrich Linden Republic of He became Commander

He became Commander

she was torpedoed by the German submarine UB-47 ninety-three kilometers south-east of Cape Matapan in Greece

the 78th Colchester and Hants

maker marked “THE ART METAL WORKS

CO / CHICAGO /1918" (American Cutlery Company of Chicago

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Friedrich Linden Republic of He became Commander(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 eagle in place, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 63. 81 mm (w) x 53. 36 mm (h), weighing 34. 5 grams, most