Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge, Narrow Wreath Variant, By C.e. Juncker Auction Archive with maker’s mark FR (Rothe

with maker’s mark FR (Rothe

5 mm x 25 mm

the base with the inscription AUXILIARY FORCE INDIA

measuring 20 mm (w) x 21 mm (h)

Footnote: Patrick William MacLelland was born on June 23

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge, Narrow Wreath Variant, By C.e. Juncker Auction Archive with maker’s mark FR (Rothe(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordschtzen und Bordmechaniker). 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 Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked CEJ for C. E. Juncker, Berlin,