Original German WWII Luftwaffe Junkers Aircraft Compass Orterkompass Lkf 5b in Leather Case - Dated 1938 Spanish Militaria Then on 6 April 1945

Then on 6 April 1945 A Company crossed the Rhine near the village of Hitsdorf as a diversionary tactic to mislead the Germans from the full scale crossing

Moved to Georgia and Virginia where the squadron flew coastal patrol missions over the Southeast

uncomfortable to carry and prone to damage

as well as developing their own variant

This mount is retained by two dome head screws

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Junkers Aircraft Compass Orterkompass Lkf 5b in Leather Case - Dated 1938 Spanish Militaria Then on 6 April 1945Original Item: Only One Available. Orterkompass (Observer compass) type Lkf 5b dated March 3rd, 1938. Manufactured by Askania Werke A. G., Berlin. Nicely Marked Data Plate reads: Gerat: Orterkompa Hersteller: Askania Werke A. G Baumuster: Lkf. 5 b Werk Nr. : 906709 Gewicht in Kg: 1. 13 Fertiggest. am: 10. 3. 38 Anforderungszeichen: Fl. 23203 1 Compass appears to be in excellent full working condition, perhaps unissued condition, with excellent custom