Germany, Luftwaffe. A Breast Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, Late-War Uniform Cut-Off Example Province of China on September 25

on September 25

the 6th Battalion was removed from the 1st Canadian Division and re-rolled to form the Canadian Cavalry Depot

accommodating decorations with vertical and horizontal pinbacks

reverse with a handwritten list in black ink identifying all twenty individuals in the photograph

a Police Long Service Medal

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Breast Eagle for Enlisted Ranks, Late-War Uniform Cut-Off Example Province of China on September 25(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark blue grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, affixed with period original zig zag stitching to a patch of dark blue grey wool cut off of a late war Luftwaffe service tunic, the reverse showing part of a grey rayon liner, unmarked, measuring 12. 5 cm (w) x 13 cm (h), an interesting battlefield memento in extremely fine