Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, by OM Auction Archive When World War I began

When World War I began in 1914

including a worker card named to “KIRILL MARTINJEZ”

223 (Fighter) Group (May 1

the bullion of the cap badge remaining pristine and without interruptions

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, by OM Auction Archive When World War I began(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked OM for a documented but unidentified manufacturer noted for the quality of its