Germany, Peru, Venezuela, International. Lot Of Five Air Force Badges Hold In the Summer of 1941

In the Summer of 1941 it was committed to Operation Barbarossa and was used to support Army Group North in its drive through the Baltic States towards Leningrad and was also employed against Russian shipping

as a Gefreiten (Leading Aircraftsman) dated 30 November 1936

suspended from a black ribbon that is tied off in a bow-tie

with the signature of President William McKinley in black ink at the far right

32 mm (w) x 51

Germany, Peru, Venezuela, International. Lot Of Five Air Force Badges Hold In the Summer of 1941Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) Air Force Command Pilot Badge (in gilt metal, marked "MADE IN GERMANY" and maker marked "A" (F. W. Assman & Sohne, Ludenscheid) on the reverse, measuring 74. 8 mm (w) x 24. 8 mm (h), dual push pins); Peruvian Air Force Pilot Badge (in bronze gilt, maker marked "N. S. MEYER INC. NEW YORK" with the company's insignia on the reverse, measuring 77 mm (w) x 20 mm (h), dual push pins, on its N. S. Meyer