Germany 1933-1945 Wehrmacht -14.01.002 Compasses of the Luftwaffe Decription Armbandkompass AK39: The AK39 exists in two versions, they were made in the same basic pattern, a bakelite casing with

- Captain Geza MAJBERGER, commander of the 1st Battalion, received the Iron Cross 2nd Class for leadership during the battles around Manojlin, summer of 1942. He was mortally wounded on July 30, 1942. - Lt. Josip ZAMBATA was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class in September, 1942. - Sergeant Dzafer BABOVIC,September, 1942.

The first certificate on Mike's list was issued in 1935 and is numbered "30" - readers may examine this document in Forman's guide (reference below). Though the sample of documents is small, it is interesting to note the ranks of airmen at the time they gained their qualification.

Solid swastika. Cut out swastika. 100 on the underside of the pin Schwerin. F.o. Centre of U boat; 3 on the pin top side

Created 30 April 1941. B + no. pink: Headquarters of Armour Brigade. B + no. carmine: Headquarters of Rocket Brigade. B + no. black: Headquarters of Railroad Engineer Brigade, Engineer Bridge Construction Battalion. B + no. light blue: POL Supply Unit. BK + no. black: Bridge Column. D. lemon yellow: Signal Interpreter Replacement Unit

Occupation (Anschluss) medals page of the German World War II Medals, Awards and decorations of the Wehrmacht, including Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and Heer.

Below is Hpt. Erhard LISS, 5./Sturm.Rgt.195 Ritterkreuz on April 30, 1945. He wears among other decorations the Silver Close Combat Bar . (Coll.Calero) Award Criteria. The badge was presented based on the number of combat days as follows, Bronze class for 15 combat days ; Silver class for 30 combat days ; Gold class for 50 combat days

François Saez, Paul Williams & Gordon Williamson . GESCHWADER BOELCKE Introduced by Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt Nr 12, Order Nr 164 on 18 April 1935, this special commemorative cuffband was intended to recognize prior service with Jagdstaffel Boelcke during World War I.

- Captain Geza MAJBERGER, commander of the 1st Battalion, received the Iron Cross 2nd Class for leadership during the battles around Manojlin, summer of 1942. He was mortally wounded on July 30, 1942. - Lt. Josip ZAMBATA was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class in September, 1942. - Sergeant Dzafer BABOVIC,September, 1942.

Height 30.074 mm Inner Disk 23.673 mm Type/Pattern 30 mm Swastika 9.601 mm Weight 13.3 gr Material Plated tombac Remarks The badge has the “civilian” style pin on the reverse. The original owner apparently tried to remove the engraved party number. While the enamel has a few cracks, it does not have any chips. The badge was also