Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold with a red felt center

with a red felt center core

Footnote: Otto Schöpke was born on 24 December 1913 in Aufhalt an der Oder

Minor issues consistent with age and field use are evidence

showing only the picture

on loop for suspension from replacement ribbon

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold with a red felt center(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN