German Air Protection Federation (Rlb) Stickpin GTRexclude having signed his Officer's Declaration

having signed his Officer's Declaration Paper on January 4

Brown was transferred to the Army Ordnance Corps on January 29

Measuring 36 mm

58mm (x87mm including crown suspension)

that the Squadron really entered its finest hour

German Air Protection Federation (Rlb) Stickpin GTRexclude having signed his Officer's DeclarationGerman Air Protection Federation (RLB) Stickpin "Reichsluftschutzbund". Silver and blue enamels, maker marked "H. SCHAUENBURG PFORZHEIM" and marked "GES. GESCH." on the reverse, 23 mm x 23. 5 mm, on a 48. 5 mm pin, extremely fine. Footnote: The RLB was established by the Reich Air Ministry in April 1923, from the existing German Protection League (Deutches Luftschutzverband) by Hermann Goring's declaration that the RLB was to be the official air raid