Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version Hold handwritten inscription in black ink

handwritten inscription in black ink "Squadron Leader C

covering the seams where it meets the visor and the neck guard

75mm (or 3 inches) in length

The front has a vertical row of five silvered aluminum buttons with pebbled uppers

born 14 April 1918 in Galicia

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version Hold handwritten inscription in black ink(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of padded dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a silver grey machine embroidered laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a diving golden yellow machine embroidered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.