Germany, Third Reich. An Elbe River Pilot’s Identification Badge Archive This cap is completely unmarked

This cap is completely unmarked

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remnants of an adhesive evident from previous album insertion

The interior of the tunic is fully lined in grey rayon with an off-white rayon striped sleeve lining with the interior belt in place

He was a Lieutenant CA (AF) and advanced to Major

Germany, Third Reich. An Elbe River Pilot’s Identification Badge Archive This cap is completely unmarked(Elblotse Kennzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval disc with a pebbled border, bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, topped by an inscription of DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN EMPIRE) and above an inscription of ELBLOTSE (ELBE PILOT), the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, stamped with an issue number of 163, marked with a silver