Germany, DLV. A Rare Air Sports Association Saarbrücken Balloon Company Commemorative Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic screw back with maker marked

screw back with maker marked ROMAN TAVAST TALLINN

still showing utter contempt for enemy fire

situated above an NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika

All three enlisted at the same time as Privates and were assigned consecutive service numbers (10143

Germany, DLV. A Rare Air Sports Association Saarbrücken Balloon Company Commemorative Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic screw back with maker marked(Deutsche Luftsportverband Ballon Abteilung Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered magnetic metal, vertical pinback, the obverse bearing a raised hot air balloon defaced by a Deutsche Luftsport Verband (German Air Sports Association DLV) insignia, flanked by a dedication of BALLON ABTLG. SAABRCKEN, unmarked, measuring 25 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.