Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, by C.E. Juncker visually-hidden He enlisted in the Reich

He enlisted in the Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst) on 4 April 1938 and was released on 25 October of that year

A machine embroidered badge in the form of a stylized

on a gray cotton base

In gilded and enameled bronze

surrounded by an ornate frame

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, by C.E. Juncker visually-hidden He enlisted in the Reich(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching the stems of lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 43. 88 mm