Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version With Document, To Unteroffizier Gerd Eberhardt Auction obverse illustrating an eagle with

obverse illustrating an eagle with its wings raised

measuring 38 mm (w) x 11 mm (h)

Grave Reference: Lot 6

The page pertaining to his assignment in the military is left blank besides a date for his swearing in in 1942

Western Samoa

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version With Document, To Unteroffizier Gerd Eberhardt Auction obverse illustrating an eagle with(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung mit Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 78 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), with minor fatigue evident to the wool backer, in near extremely fine condition; accompanied by its award document, constructed of off white paper with black