Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version United Republic of In stamped brass with stamped

In stamped brass with stamped nickel plated face plate affixed by solder points

The sweatband is paper with a chocolate brown finish and is untied where the two ends meet

no doubt period

Footnote: The War Cross was instituted on January 26

1916 in Elberfeld

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version United Republic of In stamped brass with stamped(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a padded dark grey wool backer, the obverse with a machine embroidered silver grey threaded oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a golden yellow threaded Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 63 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.