Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Late Example By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of gilt belt loop marked with

gilt belt loop marked with a fasces and wreathing

and in the defence of Northern Finland

circumscribed by an inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE IM KRIEGE 1914/15” (“FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914/15”)

in one of the final letters

Four months after arriving in England

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Late Example By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of gilt belt loop marked with(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of zink, 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 narrow barrel hinge, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 42. 09 mm (w) x 52. 72 mm