Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive (Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern Kreuz

(Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern Kreuz der Ritter mit Schwertern)

the suspension maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “55” for J

) Victory Medal (457714 L

and an overall body length of 680 mm

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive (Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern Kreuz(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid,