Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Republic of the reverse bearing a handwritten

the reverse bearing a handwritten inscription indicating that the soldier was Albin Fischer

A Mecklenburg-Schwerin War Merit Cross II Class

She rejoined the Santiago blockade on June 16th but put into the anchorage at Guantanamo Bay the following day to take on coal

a fine award in near extremely fine condition

the reverse bearing a handwritten dedication from France and a date of “20

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Republic of the reverse bearing a handwritten(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of 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 mm