Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner and Radio Operator Badge, by Berg & Nolte visually-hidden the obverse with a central

the obverse with a central Gold medallion bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of Duke Ernst I

When the order was instituted as it is now

When the grades were awarded to recognize war merit they had a black ribbon with red and white along the exterior edges

Mary Carnall

A 1935 DRL (National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise) Gaufest badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner and Radio Operator Badge, by Berg & Nolte visually-hidden the obverse with a central(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts, 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 with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid,