Latvia, Republic. An Air Force Aircrew Badge, Ii Class For A Military Air Dispatcher, C.1935 certificate_of_authenticity A pin constructed of silvered

A pin constructed of silvered non-magnetic metal

Order of Merit - Commanders Breast Star - In silver with bright blue and white enameling

in the sector of the village of Würselen

Three generations of military involvement which culminated in Johann Rudolf Mühlenkamp who won the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oakleaves as Commander of the SS Germania Regiment

with four clasps

Latvia, Republic. An Air Force Aircrew Badge, Ii Class For A Military Air Dispatcher, C.1935 certificate_of_authenticity A pin constructed of silveredSilvered bronze, unmarked, 24. 8 mm x 79. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Latvian aircrew trained in Poland, the badge issued in three grades: gold (gilt), silver and bronze. This particular badge was for a Military Air Dispatcher, who retrieved messenger tubes from a plane or balloon, as evidenced by the tube in the eagle's beak.