Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive with a central Panzer IV

with a central Panzer IV with its treads extending beyond the wreath

It is also interesting to note that

on original short ribbon

France on January 2

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive with a central Panzer IV(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 44. 03 mm (w)