Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude obverse with a red enameled

obverse with a red enameled central medallion depicting a crowned coat of arms of Reuss

with a label bearing an owner’s name of “STROHMAIER”

He retired with the rank of Major in 1958 and was forty-seven years removed from his military career

A Deutsches Jungvolk (DJ) Silver Grade Merit Badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude obverse with a red enameled(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and 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 eagle in position, with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, featuring a full makers mark of BRDER SCHNEIDER A. G. WIEN which has been