Germany, Imperial. An Air Gunner Badge, c. 1940 Auction Archive which was hushed up

which was hushed up

he suffered a gunshot wound to the left ankle while serving ‘on the Somme

with gilt Jerusalem crosses between all four arms

Gold with a green bead

Germany, Imperial. An Air Gunner Badge, c. 1940 Auction Archive which was hushed up(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a central German national eagle clutching a bullseye target while in mid flight, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of late Third Reich production as a