German Luftwaffe Construction Battalion Eagle Coveralls Patch

Worn on the right breast of overalls or the left sleeve of the Fiegerbluse by construction personnel who were civilian member of the Bau Hoheitsabzeichen whose specialties were usually in construction. The inverted triangular badge is constructed in black cotton with machine embroidered Luftwaffe eagle and Swastika and the letters L.BAU in white cotton within a white triangular border. Measures 110mm along long side of triangle.

he German armed forces, including the Luftwaffe utilized numerous civilian personnel in a wide variety of functions that came under the command of the “RLM”, Reichsluftfahrtministerium, (National Aviation Ministry). One group of these civilian personnel were the construction units manned by civilians with specific expertise or construction qualifications. These personnel were classed as Wehrmacht Gefolge, (Armed Forces Retinue), and were designated as either “Employees” or “Members”.