German WWII Luftwaffe Officer’s Pilot’s Badge in Cloth

German WWII Luftwaffe Officer’s Pilot’s Badge in ClothGerman WWII Luftwaffe Officers Pilots Badge in Cloth Very interesting example of a tunic removed Luftwaffe Officers Badge in a hand embroidered bullion. This excellent example features silvery grey hand embroidered bullion over Luftwaffe blue grey badge cloth. This is a padded example which we do not see that often. The bullion is intact and beautifully toned. This is a beautiful example in near excellent condition! History: The badge was officially

German WWII Luftwaffe Officer’s Pilot’s Badge in Cloth-Very interesting example of a tunic removed Luftwaffe Officers Badge in a hand embroidered bullion. This excellent example features silvery-grey hand embroidered bullion over Luftwaffe blue/grey badge cloth. This is a padded example which we do not see that often. The bullion is intact and beautifully toned. This is a beautiful example in near excellent condition!

History: The badge was officially adopted by the Luftwaffe in March of 1936, by order of Hermann Göring.

The Pilot’s Badge was awarded on an individual basis to personnel who had successfully completed the appropriate theory and flight training and had achieved their pilot's license. As with other flyer’s specialty badges, a cloth version of the Pilot’s Badge was authorized for wear on the flight blouse, with a machine embroidered pattern for EM/NCOs and a hand embroidered pattern for Officers.

The two-piece badge is in the form of a vertically oval wreath with a separate burnished silver finished, stylized, spread winged eagle in flight, clutching a swastika mounted on the wreath. The eagle is attached to the wreath by two small dome headed rivets which are visible to the reverse. The vertically oval wreath features embossed laurel leaves to the left side and oak-leaves to the right side.