Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Imme & Sohn Archive / Über Ihre freundlichen Weihnachts-

/ Über Ihre freundlichen Weihnachts- und Geburtstags- grüsse

wrapped in red leather

24 mm (w) x 56

a hole in the lining and a hole in the lower pocket on the left side

with machine embroidered script “Geschwader Immelmann” in off-white threading

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Imme & Sohn Archive / Über Ihre freundlichen Weihnachts-(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked JMME for Imme & Sohn, Berlin, measuring 64. 74 mm (w) x 52. 78 mm (h), in