Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker Auction Footnote: The 5th Ranger Battalion

Footnote: The 5th Ranger Battalion was activated on September 1

Major Biddle was later named Senior Explosives Officer at Scotland Yard and he was no stranger to unpredictable terrorist devices

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marked "CD" on the reverse of its ball suspension

a white cotton strap supporting the lid when opened

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker Auction Footnote: The 5th Ranger Battalion(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 65. 28 mm (w) x 53. 15 mm (h), weighing 44. 6