$575.00
Condition: Excellent +
Maker: Deumer
In stock
Product Description: A fine and appealing example of the Luftwaffe Radio Operator Badge – Deumer, exhibiting attractive age patina and honest period wear throughout. The obverse retains much of its original finish, displaying gentle toning and surface character consistent with age and service. The reverse shows similar patination, featuring a hand-engraved service number “95539” and evidence of a professionally executed repair to the catch.
The badge is clearly and crisply marked “W. Deumer, Lüdenscheid” on the reverse of the eagle—an attribution to one of the most respected wartime manufacturers. The barrel hinge, round wire pin, and repaired round wire “C” catch remain fully functional, demonstrating the quality of the original construction.
Overall, this Luftwaffe Radio Operator Badge – Deumer presents as a highly collectible and well-preserved example, combining fine detail, desirable maker marking, and pleasing patina.
Historical Description: The Luftwaffe Radio Operators Badge (Bordfunkerabzeichen) was instituted by the head of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering, in 1935. It featured a German eagle clutching two lightning bolts, surrounded by a wreath with the German swastika at the bottom. The badge was awarded to all Luftwaffe radio operators at the conclusion of their training, upon issue of a certificate from a flight school authorizing them to serve as radio operators. In this sense, it was a trade badge of trained radio operators, rather than being an individual award for military achievement, though it could also be issued prior to the conclusion of training by personnel who flew operational missions. With the annexation of Austria, the Luftwaffe Radio Operators Badge was also issued to Austrian radio operators taken into the German armed forces.
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