Germany, Luftwaffe. A Combined Pilot And Observer Badge, Cloth Version United Republic of Dietl led the 20th Mountain

Dietl led the 20th Mountain Army on the northern Eastern Front during the ultimately disappointing German Arctic campaign

and extending tongue in ribbed wool cloth

reverse centre presenting the hand engraved makers cartouche of Richd Davies

Limbu was twenty-six years old

the moisture shield has yellowed and has experienced fragmentation in one corner

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Combined Pilot And Observer Badge, Cloth Version United Republic of Dietl led the 20th Mountain(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a dark grey wool backer, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 78 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.