Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver)

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SKU: 01.GTR.0704.101.01.001

Estimated market value:

$1300 USD

  • Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver) Obverse
  • Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver) Reverse
  • Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver) Obverse
  • Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver) Reverse
  • Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver) Detail
  • Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver) Detail
  • Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver) Detail
  • Observer Badge, by Assmann (in nickel silver) Detail

Estimated market value:

$1300 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Composition
    Nickel Silver
  • Size
    53x53mm

Physical Description and Item Details


With eagle in patinated nickel silver; wreath also in nickel silver; An early example by maker Assmann (marked by company logo A), weighs 44.1 grams, textbook example, with nice details, in slightly worn condition.

History


The Observer Badge was instituted on March 26, 1936, and was conferred upon observers, including navigators and bomb aimers, who served for at least two months with a non-operational squadron or had participated in at least five operational flights.

The number of operational sorties could be reduced to only one if the recipient had been injured.

If an individual had been issued the Luftwaffe Pilot Badge and the Observer Badge, they were eligible to receive the Combined Pilot/Observer Badge.

The badge was approved on November 27, 1935, but was not officially issued until March 26, 1936.

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