Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity Connolly was born on July

Connolly was born on July 1

I award to the 1st Sahlberg the Merit Cross of the Order of the German Eagle

Seven pieces of black rayon forming a swastika sewn upon a circular white rayon field in the centre

but the markings were left intact (size 54

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity Connolly was born on July(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of a dark grey wool and canvas backer, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire droop tail Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), with extensive material fatigue evident to both the backer and wire, in overall poor condition.