Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Officer’s Breast Eagle GTRexclude as a Warrant Engineer

as a Warrant Engineer

the reverse with an inscription of “KRIEGS VERDIENST” (“WAR MERIT”) inside of a laurel wreath

one of the most rarest and most desirable WWII Croatian badges

died 30 December 1983

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Officer’s Breast Eagle GTRexclude as a Warrant Engineer(Luftwaffe Brustadler). Constructed of a grey cotton twill backer, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on a dark grey wool lining, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), oxidation of the silver aluminum wire is evident and most of the wool lining has been lost, in overall fair condition.