Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version, Four-Tone Variant Hold II by Paul C

II by Paul C

née Kopmann

Between December 1944 and the end of the war Sträuber helped to secure Norway

led an attack on a strong enemy group northwest of Tschertolino

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version, Four-Tone Variant Hold II by Paul C(Beobachterabzeichen Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a padded grey blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika and executed in dark grey, slate grey, and silver grey machine embroidery, the reverse retaining its original black rayon cloth backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a four tone variant produced by a