Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version, Type I with Doeskin Backer Archive the loss of the chinstrap

the loss of the chinstrap

An award documented for an Order of the German Eagle

on flat suspension loop with period piece of original red ribbon with narrow yellow edging

1939-40 Winter War Medical Aid Award Plaque -  in blackened aluminum

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version, Type I with Doeskin Backer Archive the loss of the chinstrap(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a dark slate grey doeskin base, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving golden yellow Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue, a rare and early Type I doeskin variant in uniform removed and better