Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator Badge certificate_of_authenticity with period ribbon and original

with period ribbon and original clasp

and "145" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the front

Kampfgeschwader 100 (identified by the codes painted on the fuselages: 6N+LG and 6N+GB)

The Americans around Lake Champlain were led by Major General Wade Hampton

wreath and ball suspension

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator Badge certificate_of_authenticity with period ribbon and original(Luftwaffe Bordfunkerabzeichen). Instituted 1935 (Issued 1935 1942). A Radio operator Badge constructed of silvered nickel silver, consisting of a thick oval wreath with laurel leaves towards the left side of the wreath, oak leaves towards the right side, with a mobile swastika at the base, and an eagle superimposed in the centre with lightning bolts in its talons, the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pinback, barrel hinge, and a round wire