WW2 GERMANY. LUFTWAFFE AIR SIGNALS "B" CLASS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TRADE BADGE

Description

History.
On entering Luftwaffe 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.
Luftwaffe blue/grey wool base with machine embroidered, intertwined, zig-zagged, "lightening bolts", in silvery/grey rayon threads. The outer edge of the badge is trimmed with handstitched on, twisted. Unissued.  MINT.
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