Germany, Luftwaffe. A Case for an Observer’s Badge, Gebrüder Wegerhoff Design, Mid- to Late-War Example Auction Archive surrounded by the inscription REPUBLICA

surrounded by the inscription REPUBLICA DE CHILE (Republic of Chile)

affixed using two flat wire prongs visible on the reverse

1944) with his service number

partook in the mission to free the deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity

A 1934 Sturmabteilung (SA) sports festival second place winner’s medallion

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Case for an Observer’s Badge, Gebrüder Wegerhoff Design, Mid- to Late-War Example Auction Archive surrounded by the inscription REPUBLICA(Etui zum Beobachterabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of pressed card stock with a faux dark blue leather exterior liner, the lid bearing a silvered inscription of BEOBACHTERABZ., the interior with a blue felt lid lid and slotted blue felt medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a design credited to Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 72 mm (w) x 80