Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Type I, By C.e. Juncker With Case certificate_of_authenticity It was while in command

It was while in command of the 3rd company that he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Silver gilt phoenix insignia

in silvered tombac and black

Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle - measures approximately 43cm (or 17 inches) in total length

and measures 346 mm x 247 mm

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Type I, By C.e. Juncker With Case certificate_of_authenticity It was while in command(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted 1935. (Issued 1936 1945). Constructed of silvered tombac, this badge is composed of a richly detailed, narrow version oak leaf wreath bearing a stylized J 1 type Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse presents with a barrel hinge accommodating a vertical pinback with a flattened tip meeting an elongated round wire catch, two rivets at the top half of the reverse of the wreath securely