Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid GTRexclude marked “Original Olympia”

marked “Original Olympia”

35 mm x 55 mm inclusive of its wreath and wing suspension

one silver with a silver gilt star affixed

He claimed an Albatros of Jasta 2 (Lt

who served as an Officer in German South West Africa

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid GTRexclude marked “Original Olympia”(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Instituted on 5 November 1936 by Hermann Gring. Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked P. MEYBAUER BERLIN on reverse, measuring 42. 72 mm