Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Hold at Wallachin

at Wallachin

A Mint Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp by  Fec

Footnote: Lysle James Atkinson had been an Attendant for nineteen months at the Ontario Hospital

constructed of gilded tombak with multi-coloured enamels

as he was Killed in Action two weeks later during the Battle of the Somme

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Hold at Wallachin(Luftwaffe Brustadler). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 90 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), oxidation evident to the wire, in overall near very fine condition.