maker marked “Friedrich Zimmermann
that he had no previous military service (a falsehood)
with supplier’s label on reverse “F
Douglas was promoted to Commander in May 1851
An Anhalt Alexander Carl Commemorative Medal for 1848/1849
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive maker marked “Friedrich Zimmermann(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). A textbook example in silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 65. 06 mm (w) x 52. 55