Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 6, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 580 A” stamped on both

580 A” stamped on both sides of the triple slotted disc

XV - Return to Dieppe

demonstrating minor loss of finish and material fatigue to the plaque and case

the reverse inscribed “Proemium studii poetici” (Latin - The Study of Poetry)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 6, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 580 A” stamped on both(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 6 badge produced by Friedrich