Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Archive Charlotte Knollys

Charlotte Knollys

obverse illustrating the XX Munich Summer Olympic Games insignia and inscribed "XX

A Luftwaffe Fliegerhorst Jever Betriebsgruppe employee tag

1 Clasp - MAROC

dark blue and light blue enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Archive Charlotte Knollys(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of a canvas backer retaining some dark grey wool, bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire droop tail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining a depot label, otherwise unmarked, measuring 90 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), with extensive oxidation and material loss of the silver wire and wool, respectively, in overall poor condition.