Germany, Third Reich. An Elbe River Pilot’s Identification Badge Archive constructed of red wool

constructed of red wool

5 minutes airtime and a total of 108 “points

German Army/Heer Major General’s Insignia - consisting of a single collar tab and single shoulder board

Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I

yellow and light blue embroidery

Germany, Third Reich. An Elbe River Pilot’s Identification Badge Archive constructed of red wool(Elblotse Kennzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval disc with a pebbled border, bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, topped by an inscription of DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN EMPIRE) and above an inscription of ELBLOTSE (ELBE PILOT), the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, stamped with an issue number of 163, marked with a silver