Czechoslovakia, I Republic. A Field Made Wartime Pilot Badge. c.1944 Auction Footnote: Karl Ehrhard Karcher (3

Footnote: Karl Ehrhard Karcher (3 January 1918 in Remscheid – 12 March 1973 in Freistett) was a German WWII Schnellboot commander

segments of laurel and oak leaf wreath in each quadrant

1914 with a strength of 39 officers and 717 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel S

Coast Guard and U

the reverse features a large swastika with sun rays in the background

Czechoslovakia, I Republic. A Field Made Wartime Pilot Badge. c.1944 Auction Footnote: Karl Ehrhard Karcher (3A field manufactured badge, likely produced in France or England in 1944, in cast zinc alloy, reversed with 3 bronze stays, measuring 47. 5 mm (h) x 61. 6 mm (w), fine.