Period time Pilot's Badge of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves fighter pilot ace Major Klaus Mietusch. Mietusch served as commander of III./Jagdgeschwader 26 when he was shot down on 17.9.1944 by a US fighter near Aldekerk. Mietusch claimed 72 aerial victories (15 in the East, 57 in the West including the Invasion Front).
We had Mietusch's personal visor cap as well as a selection of photographs available in our 26th Contemporary History Auction and most of his badges and medals available in our 32nd Contemporary History Auction.
Period time cast example of a Pilot's Badge. A jeweler's type. Cast. Unreadable markings. "900" stamped. Worn condition. Patina.
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