Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version GTRexclude but typical Assmann badge

but typical Assmann badge

attached to the helmet via a u-shaped prong on the back of the cockade and slid through a slot behind the shako plate

XIII - The Third Battalion in the Peninsula

with an assortment of attachments including prongs

marked "85" and maker marked "Limoges FRANCE" on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version GTRexclude but typical Assmann badge(Beobachterabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of grey woo, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle executed in dark grey machine embroidery, unmarked, measuring 56 mm (w) x 58 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.