Original WWII German Luftwaffe (Airforce) AIR RAID WARNING PERSONNEL Badge In Cloth Certified

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Original WWII German Luftwaffe (Airforce) AIR RAID WARNING PERSONNEL Badge In Cloth Certified. On entering Luftwaffe, (Air-Force), service EM/NCO personnel were assigned and trained for a specific trade or military function. On successful completion of the appropriate training, personnel were issue a distinctive trade specialty badge to be worn on the lower left sleeve of the service tunic and the flight and field blouses as identifying insignia with a couple of exceptions. The original trade badges were introduced in May 1935 and were supplemented with additional badges prior to and early in the war. In all the Luftwaffe utilized no fewer then thirty-nine assorted trade specialty badges. Some select trade badges were piped with twisted, grey or silver/aluminum braiding to denote NCO’s ranks while some were piped with twisted, gilt braiding to denote outstanding performance in the particular trade. When a trade badge was allocated with the outstanding performance, gilt braid, piping it came accompanied with an award certificate. Central seagull with two lightning bolts finely woven onto Luftwaffe backing cloth.   Shows the expected age, wear and use mostly on the back.  In good but used condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic. Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page number! Good USED EXAMPLE! OUTSTANDING BADGE DON’T MISS IT!