Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity After WWII he spent ten

After WWII he spent ten years as a Russian POW

the accompanying hardware fabricated from silvered bronze

(Translation): In the name of the German people I appoint the Fregattenkapitän (Frigate Captain) Karl Weniger

flanked by a Gold inscription of “SEMPER IDEM” (“ALWAYS THE SAME”)

It was awarded in three grades: Gold

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity After WWII he spent ten(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted March 26th, 1936. A textbook example of a Pilots badge by this maker, constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak wreath joined together at the base by a ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a raised short barrel hinge, round wire vertical pinback, and a rightward opening