Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1918 Auction Instituted in 1946

Instituted in 1946

Keitel was one of the primary planners of the Wehrmacht campaigns and operations on the Western and the Eastern fronts

Trümper’s unit

maker marked "ANTON REITTERER WIEN" on the inside lid

Lieutenant Lochman was killed in a seaplane accident at Coco Solo

Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1918 Auction Instituted in 1946(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Issued 1917 1918. Two piece construction, consisting of a patinated bronze eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto an open ended oval shaped and white enameled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a white enameled shield featuring the black enameled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro