WAR BADGES OF THE GROUND FORCES of the
LUFTWAFFEE
FLAK BADGES
Instituted on 10th January 1941
Known makers : A, AS, B & N L, C.E.Juncker Berlin SW, GB, GWL, JMME, W, WH,
(J1249) A Luftwaffe Flak Badge by the maker GWL. The badge has all the usual features associated with this maker. With the eagle being held to the wreath by two small doughnut rivets and the hinge and hook both cast in to the reverse of the badge. The hook has been slightly flattened but is still intact. The eagle retains a proportion of it's original finish, with the swastika slightly burnished, when compared to the rest of the badge. The maker's mark of GWL is to the reverse centre of the Luftwaffe Flak gun. Nice overall condition. GBP £275.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K230) A nice Near Mint example of a mid war Luftwaffe Flak Badge. The badge is the type being of two piece construction with a counter sunk ball hinge and hook to the reverse. Often attributed to the firm of Adolf Schultz, the badge is unmarked and this attributation comes from the hinge and hook fixings that are similar to those found on the E-boat badge marked AS. A good looking badge. £275.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K439) A Very Nice example of an early heavy nickel Silver Luftwaffe Flak Badge. It has been alleged that the maker of this badge is the firm of Adolf Schultz. This is because the ball hinge and hook are countersunk like those encountered on the AS Eboat badge. The flak badge is a textbook example of this type, with a semi-scooped out reverse and semi-scooped out eagle with a secret rivet that is covered over by the hinge. Very lovely quality badge, these rival the Juncker badges and are more defined in my opinion. GBP £300.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K637) A Mid War Luftwaffe Flak Badge, the type is the one associated with the firm of Adolf Schultz. The eagle is held to the base of the badge by a secret rivet which is covered
over by the round ball hinge, which is encompassed into the back of the badge. The hook is also countersunk into the badge. The badge is of nice quality and condition, made from zinc and as such, has toned grey over the years. A very nice hard to find variant maker for the flak badge. GBP £200.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K1134) Luftwaffe Flak badge being the later made type by the well known firm of C E Juncker Berlin. The badge has the full trade mark stamped in two lines to the reverse of C E Juncker on the first line and then Berlin S W 68. The badge is in vgc and is the nickel silver style that has been oxidised. GBP £325.00 (UK Pounds)
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(L32) A Nice example of a two part constructed Luftwaffe Flak Badge by the maker GWL and as such has the hinge and hook cast in to the main construction of the badge, with the eagle being riveted onto the wreath, with two doughnut type rivets. The badge still shows a high percentage of it's original finish, with the eagle being finely detailed. To the reverse, the badge has the maker mark GWL stamped into the reverse of the gun to just below the centre of the badge. The badge is a nice plated example, although the plating has tarnished. GBP £250.00 (UK Pounds)
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(L255) A two piece constructed Luftwaffe Flak Badge by the maker W for the firm of Fird Wiedmann. This mark is to be found in the centre of the gun to the reverse. The badge has the usual fittings asssociated with this maker of the heart shaped hinge plate etc. The badge is of late zinc construction and has a separately applied luftwaffe eagle soldered to the top of the badge. Quite a scarce maker to acquire. The badge is in very good condition. GBP £175.00 (UK Pounds)
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GROUND COMBAT BADGES
Instituted on 31 March 1942
Known Makers : GB (Soldered Eagle) G H Osang (1 Rivet type) GWL (2 Rivets) MuK5, RK, (3 Rivet)
(H1564) A Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge being a maker marked GB example. The badge has the eagle soldered to it and is complete with it's pin, hinge and hook. The badge is of mid war construction and has a large amount of it's original finish still intact. GBP £185.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K228) A nice example of a Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge being the type that was originally manufactured with a brass over eagle. This has been either removed or not applied, which was standard with the war restrictions on good quality metal being applied. The award other than that, has toned over the years to a reasonable grey colour, still giving contrast to the clouds. Becoming harder to find, these badges were awarded to the Luftwaffe who were engaged in ground combat duties like their army counterpart members. GBP £175.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K1070) A Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge being the Earlier Two Piece type with a silver eagle riveted to it held on by one rivet. The badge still has a nice overall darkened finish with burnished highlights showing the lightning strike hitting the rock. The badge is unmarked as is normal for this style and the style is a well known textbook type, but mostly encountered with the eagle not attached and just the rivet hole filled. Nice to find an earlier version with the eagle attached. In very good condition. GBP £295.00 (UK Pounds)
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(L598) A Luftwaffe Ground Combat Badge by the maker "GB" and marked as such into the reverse. This is for the maker Gustav Brehmer. The badge is a Veteran bring back and is a late war zinc example that has lost virtually all of it's finish. The eagle is soldered to the badge and is of nice quality. The die design is again, of good quality and the badge would probably benefit from a sympathetic clean. One of the hard badges to acquire in the Luftwaffe Ground Combat range. The badge is a nice example with all the features you would expect from this maker. GBP £ 175.00 (UK Pounds)
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PARA BADGES
Instituted on 5th November 1936
Known Makers:
A, B & NL, B.S.W.,C E Juncker Berlin,SW, G.W.L, G H Osang Dresden, P.M., W Deumer,Ludensheid,
Please
see our Article on Luft Para Items at Luftwaffe Para Badges & Items
(K1069) A Luftwaffe Parachutist Badge in very nice condition. The badge itself has a nice eagle with still the remains of it's gilded highlights and lowlights and the burnished swastika riveted to a zinc wreath with two flattened rivets attaching it. The unusual thing about the badge is the fact that whoever made it handdrilled the wreath, missing the marked holes for said badge, giving it a less diving eagle. Very nice quality and condition. GBP £475.00 (UK Pounds)
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(L359) A Nice used and worn example of a GWL marked Luftwaffe Paratroopers Badge. The eagle is of very nice quality as is expected from the GWL. The badge has a rivet repair that I would say is period as it is the lead solder repair to the top lefthand side as can be seen from the scan. Other than this, the badge is in very nice condition, although it has been twisted, probably resulting in the need for the repair by the recipient. There is also a crack in the wreath, where the righthand rivet at the bottom is joined. This is only a partial crack. Priced for condition GBP £799.00 (UK Pounds)
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