Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Battle of Crete Fallschirmjäger Commemorative Medallion, by Meissen Porcelain Province of China the son of Frank Gibson

the son of Frank Gibson (later of Innisfree

crowned with the Lord of Arms Crown

British Columbia when he signed his Attestation Paper (2601850) with No

crown has a mark “750 FR” (for period 1867-72)

A fine early quality manufacture textbook example of a Paratrooper/Fallschirmjäger badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Battle of Crete Fallschirmjäger Commemorative Medallion, by Meissen Porcelain Province of China the son of Frank Gibson(Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of brown earthenware, the obverse bearing a central map of Crete, topped by a mobile swastika and situated above a fasces, circumscribed by an inscription of EINNAHME VON KRETA 20. MAI 1. JUNI 1941 (CAPTURE OF CRETE 20 MAY 1 JUNE 1941), the reverse bearing a depiction of paratroopers jumping from planes, circumscribed by an inscription of SIEG DER FALLSCHIRMJGER LUFTLANDETRUPPEN UND FLIEGER