Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, by OM certificate_of_authenticity slight discolouration on the Medal

slight discolouration on the Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus

constructed of a piece of white birch bark within a wooden frame secured together with magnetic metal rivets

demonstrating extensive material fatigue and moisture damage consistent with concealment on the owner’s person during field service

” for Heinrich Friedrich Brehmer

where he was taken on strength of the Canadian Engineers Training Battalion on May 21

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, by OM certificate_of_authenticity slight discolouration on the Medal(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked OM for a documented but unidentified manufacturer noted for the quality of its