Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Newly Listed Army Breast Eagle - In

Army Breast Eagle - In silvered zinc

measuring 74 mm (w) x 35 mm (h)

including actions at Belfast on August 25th and 27th and Lydenburg from September 5th to the 8th

the inside lid lined with white fabric

The Swords followed in 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Newly Listed Army Breast Eagle - In(Ballonbeobachterabzeichen in Silver). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse depicting an an observation balloon bearing a Balkan Cross, inside an oval oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41. 74 mm (w) x 52. 60 mm (h), weighing 35. 6 grams, in near mint condition.