Observer Badge, by P. Meybauer (in tombac)
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SKU: 01.GTR.0704.101.03.000
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A fine early quality textbook example of a Luftwaffe Observer’s badge; two-piece construction; silvered tombac oval wreath with laurel wreaths towards the left side and oak leaves towards the right side, separated by three small ribbon-like loops on the bottom, with a large patinated eagle with spread-out wings superimposed on the badge, appearing as if it was attacking a mobile swastika; two rivets on the reverse; vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; maker marked “P. Meybauer, Berlin” on the reverse; measuring 53.36 mm x 54.44 mm; weighing 44.7 grams; with nearly all of its original finish remaining; a gently worn piece; in near mint condition.
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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