Badger became a sort of shorthand among pilots and air crews for when enemy planes were spotted in the sky or when the enemy flak guns were firing
One of the tank commanders was a husky thirty five year old woman
Dethlefsen was deployed to a combat squadron in Thailand to be part of the aerial fight in the Vietnam War
and the rear sight is a "flat top" adjustable sight
We do believe it was made in the Belgian City of Liège
Original German WWII Wehrmacht Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 with Ribbon in Paper Packet by Alois Rettenmaier - EKII Spanish Flags Badger became a sort ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is very good patinated example of a German WWII Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1939) with its original red, black, and white ribbon, as well as an original paper packet, though it is worn. The award itself is does look to have a maker mark on the ring, but it was mis struck, so we cannot read it, even with a 16X magnifier. The cross itself is a very fine example with crisp beading, showing