Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Grossmann & Co. Hold An Early Luftwaffe Pilot' Badge

An Early Luftwaffe Pilot' Badge

the obverse maker marked “H

pressed fabric liner in the dome

(Kreistag Köln Tagesabzeichen)

obverse illustrating the Indian Air Force insignia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Grossmann & Co. Hold An Early Luftwaffe Pilot' Badge(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreated date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 16 mm (w) x 48. 18 mm (h), weighing 20. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original packet of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, the