Germany, Luftwaffe. A Forestry Official’s Breast Eagle GTRexclude Document for Iron Cross Second

Document for Iron Cross Second Class (Wachtmeister Johann Sturmer Stab/schw

119 mm x 164 mm)

and him winding up in a refugee camp in Germany after the war presumably tells the story of a collaborator who chose to flee his home country when the Russians took over and start a new life in the country with which he had sympathised

each arm of the star is painted green on the right and red on the left

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Forestry Official’s Breast Eagle GTRexclude Document for Iron Cross Second(Luftwaffe Forstdienst Brustadler). Constructed of dark green wool, the obverse with a machine embroidered silver grey threaded Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 110 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.