German Awards - Glider Badge

The glider sign was established on December 16, 1940 by the Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief German Goering. Active or vacation Air Force personnel could receive this badge after successfully training and obtaining an L glider driver's license and appropriate probation. Also, under equal conditions, officials and military personnel of the Marine Corps could be awarded. The author of the project is the graphic artist Wilhelm Ernst Pickhouse. The first signs were made by C.E. Juncker, Berlin.
Badges were made of non-ferrous metal with gilding and zinc with silver plating.

High oval, openwork working badge made of silver-plated and blackened zinc. The eagle was minted separately and attached to the wreath with 2 rivets. At the back is a vertical pin .

Front side:

• The silver-plated rim is formed from a dense oak-leaved wreath.
• At the bottom of the wreath hung a swastika placed on top.
• The gaps of the cross are sawn.
• The blackened eagle bent to the edge sliding to the right.
• The wings overlap and rise significantly above the oak-leafy wreath.

Downside:

• Smooth with a vertical pin. There are 2 rivets on the rim.

Photos of www.militaria-berlin.de

Face: Glider Leader Sign

Reverse: Glider leader sign

Established:

December 16, 1940 Hermann Goering

Awarded:

1940 – 1945

Data:

• Material: silver-plated zinc
• Size: 55.4mm x (53mm eagle wing) 42mm
• Weight: About 26g

estimated collector price:

1600 - 1700 € silver-plated/tinted in zinc
1900 - 2000 € in gold-plated non-ferrous metal

OEK Number:

4021