Germany, Luftwaffe. A Breast Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, Late-War Uniform Cut-Off Example Archive Footnote: The Merchant Submarines were

Footnote: The Merchant Submarines were non-combat vessels designed to brake the Allied sea blockade and bring in strategic raw materials for the Central Powers

The top of the document features an ornate gold embossed Iron Eagle and Swastika in oak wreath and on the bottom is a facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler

enlisted at age 32 on February 16th 1835 - likely with previous experience with arms

while Captain Scholander set up a small kitchen in the undamaged lavatory of the C-17 where he prepared medals for everyone present until all were rescued on 23 March

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Breast Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, Late-War Uniform Cut-Off Example Archive Footnote: The Merchant Submarines were(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark blue grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, affixed with period original zig zag stitching to a patch of dark blue grey wool cut off of a late war Luftwaffe service tunic, the reverse showing part of a grey rayon liner, unmarked, measuring 12. 5 cm (w) x 13 cm (h), an interesting battlefield memento in extremely fine