A Fine Early Quality Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Berg & Nolte Of Lüdenscheid Archive reverse illustrating a lion sitting

reverse illustrating a lion sitting upon a pedestal

In May 1918

He returned to Canada on January 5

Hugo Erfurth

1944 in blue ink (slightly faded)

A Fine Early Quality Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Berg & Nolte Of Lüdenscheid Archive reverse illustrating a lion sittingA fine early quality Pilotenabzeichen; two piece construction; in silvered and patinated nickel silver; oval wreath with laurel leaves towards the left side and oak leaves towards the right side, separated by three small ribbon like loops on the bottom, with a large patinated eagle with spread out wings superimposed on the badge, clutching a swastika in its talons; two rivets on the reverse; vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a