Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge To Friedrich Widenbach, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed with a strong sense of

with a strong sense of comradery and organization

before being promoted to Captain Lieutenant and becoming Company Leader in the 5th Navy Artillery Detachment

with light wear and exhibits scratching overall

he was reduced to the ranks and forfeited eight days pay and allowances for being absent

but Ferdinand was still not satisfied

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge To Friedrich Widenbach, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed with a strong sense of(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