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LW Pilot Observer badge

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LW Pilot Observer badge

Reference : MNL251CDE

Reproduction of the Luftwaffe Pilot Observer badge,
Gold and silver finish.
Attachment on back.
Manufacturer's markings.

High-quality craftsmanship.
Made in the Philippines.
Registered postage included.

The pilot-observer badge (German: Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen) is a German military decoration of the Third Reich, introduced on March 26, 1936 by the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring, to commemorate soldiers or servicemen who had already been awarded the pilot or observer badge during the Second World War.

By order of July 31, 1944, it was stipulated that at least one year must have elapsed between the application for the pilot's badge and the award of the pilot's badge or observer's badge.

The badge is made of nickel or silver-plated tombac, later of alloy or zinc.
Oval in shape, 53 mm high and 42 mm wide, with a thickness of 2.5 mm, the badge represents a Nazi eagle seen from the front, with its head to the right and its wings outstretched, holding in its talons a Swastika (swastika) resting on its lower part on the inside of a crown composed of a half-wreath of oak leaves on the right and a half-wreath of laurels on the left. It is distinguished from the pilot's badge by its gold crown, while the pilot's badge is silver.

There's also a fabric-embroidered version in the color of Luftwaffe clothing: blue-gray with rank distinction. For officers, the crown is in gold thread, the eagle in oxidized silver thread and the swastika in aluminum thread. For lower ranks, the badge is made of grey wire.

The insignia is worn on the lower left breast pocket of the service tunic, under the Iron Cross 1st Class if awarded.

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