Original WWII German Luftwaffe (Airforce) PILOT OBSERVER’S Lapel Badge (Beobachterabzeichen) Certified

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Original WWII German Luftwaffe (Airforce) PILOT OBSERVER’S LAPEL BADGE. (Beobachterabzeichen) certified. The observer’s qualification badge was introduced by Hermann Göring on March 26TH 1936 for award to observers, navigators and bombardiers who had met the required criteria. The observer’s badge was awarded on an individual basis and criteria for bestowal included five operational flights over enemy territory or a minimum of two months active service. As with other flyer’s specialty badges a cloth version of the observer’s badge was authorized for wear on the flight blouse with a machine embroidered pattern for EM/NCO’s and a hand embroidered pattern for Officer’s. , die struck, zinc alloy construction, two piece badge is in the form of a  vertically oval, wreath with a separate, dark, burnished silver finished, stylized, spread winged eagle in flight, clutching a canted, swastika in its talons, mounted on the wreath. The eagle is attached to the wreath by two, small, dome headed rivets which are visible to the reverse. The vertically oval wreath features embossed laurel leaves to the right side and oak-leaves to the left side. The nicely convex wreath and the highly vaunted eagle both show nice detailing including intricate feathering and cut-outs to the wing tips, tail feathers and the swastika and high relief details to the wreath. The eagle wings extend beyond both sides of the wreath. Has a rifled stick pin (lapel style).  Shows the expected age.  In good but used condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic brought home by a U.S. Veteran. Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers SCRARCE DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!