Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction light overall wear

light overall wear

It shows an Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal) with two Tank Destruction Badges on the right upper arm

one crewman recalling that it was

Flight Lieutenant Lewin on his own initiative

the reverse with a threaded lug

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction light overall wear(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring