Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge United Republic of 3rd Machine Gun Company of

3rd Machine Gun Company of Infantry Regiment 117

with inscription “Rusia 1941”

another 600 were lost in the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division's counterattack on the United States 1st Infantry Division on October 16th

There are button down epaulet straps on each shoulder

very impressive size (48mm x 62mm)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge United Republic of 3rd Machine Gun Company of(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 65. 09 mm (w) x 53. 25 mm (h), weighing 41. 2 grams, oxidation and loss of finish are evident through, with