Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Officers Cloth Version Hold was instrumental in shooting down

was instrumental in shooting down a twin engined enemy aircraft which was claimed as probably destroyed

with small bits of its original paper backer intact

He was then detached to the Canadian Artillery Regimental Depot at Witley

A breast star in silver gilt presenting an eight point blue enamel star with clusters of five faceted rays in each quadrant

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Officers Cloth Version Hold was instrumental in shooting down(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung fr Offizier). Constructed of a padded black wool backer, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire oval laurel and oak leaf overlaid by a gilt Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, measuring 70 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), moderate material fatigue is evident to the wire features, in otherwise fine condition.