Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Pilot Qualification Badge, C.1940 Hold Footnote: Christian Tychsen (1910–1944) received

Footnote: Christian Tychsen (1910–1944) received his Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross for his role in the fighting around Kharkov during Operation Barbarossa in early 1943

He and his cousin

with some of the silver wires having come undone due to age and wear

although it had received disability claims from 39

A grouping of three second war German lapel badges

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Pilot Qualification Badge, C.1940 Hold Footnote: Christian Tychsen (1910–1944) receivedIn bronze gilt, illustrating an eagle flying through the crowned cypher of Tsar Boris III (reign: 1918 1943), measuring 60 mm (w) x 27 mm (h), horizontal pinback, scattered gilt and surface wear, better than very fine.