Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Berg & Nolte Hold ’ Thomas Shannon was born

’ Thomas Shannon was born in Montreal on 20 January 1893

218 mm x 297 mm x 24 mm in depth

marked "Friedrichsdorf" below the photo

it was ordered in October 1939 that all rank patches were to be removed as SS collar insignia were deemed no longer necessary

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Berg & Nolte Hold ’ Thomas Shannon was born(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 34 mm (w) x 52. 72