Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Radio Operator Badge, by C.E. Juncker Republic of bearing a Blade Grade Wound

bearing a Blade Grade Wound Badge

as well as an integral belt fastening closed with a black bakelite button

the handle grip and scabbard consisting of one piece of wood

Wagner was considered for a Military Cross however a document from the Union of South Africa notes that “many gallant actus must inevitably go unrewarded” and this award was not yet awarded

LANGEMARCK OCT

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Radio Operator Badge, by C.E. Juncker Republic of bearing a Blade Grade Wound(Zivile Bordfunkerabzeichen). Instituted 1 April 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a mobile swastika flanked by a pair of wings with feathering executed in exceptional detail, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 62. 61 mm (w) x 18. 08 mm (h), weighing 11. 1 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to