Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive Douglas was promoted to Commander

Douglas was promoted to Commander in May 1851

together with a complete set of images of this version

that he had no previous military service (a falsehood)

Afrika Cufftitle - measuring approximately 37cm (14 1/2") in length

heavy gilding

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive Douglas was promoted to Commander(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). A textbook example in silvered tombak, 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 obverse eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 65. 06 mm (w) x 52. 55