Germany, Luftwaffe. A Breast Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, Late-War Uniform Cut-Off Example Auction Submarine Depot)

Submarine Depot)

…To save time the aircrew on the squadron voted to eat dry rations between sorties instead of using time over a cooked meal…

demonstrating some softening of features to the medal

IN MEMORY OF YOUR SON

extensively from 1941 onward and that he survived

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Breast Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, Late-War Uniform Cut-Off Example Auction Submarine Depot)(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark blue grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, affixed with period original zig zag stitching to a patch of dark blue grey wool cut off of a late war Luftwaffe service tunic, the reverse showing part of a grey rayon liner, unmarked, measuring 12. 5 cm (w) x 13 cm (h), an interesting battlefield memento in extremely fine