Description
Cut Out Version - in die stamped silvered metal
Hawkins was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant while taking part in the Guadalcanal campaign in the Battle for the Solomons
entire badge/patch measures 83mm x 82mm
the obverse consisting of a circular plate with a swallow flying above water
and matching Wehrmacht 84th Infantry Division Enlisted Man’s shoulder boards
Germany, Federal Republic. A Retired Luftwaffe Pilot Badge, Alternative 1957 Version GTRexclude Cut Out Version - in(Flieger Erinnerungsabzeichen, 1957 Version). Constructed of silvered bronze; the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath, with an eagle sitting on the rock in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 42. 47 mm (w) x 52. 22 mm (h); weighing 30. 1 grams; in mint condition.