Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity is adorned by two pebbled

is adorned by two pebbled

43 mm (w) x 48

which includes the fluted spike (with six ventilation holes and an ornate design at the base)

He enlisted with the 8th Battery

the bottom overlaid by a diamond-shaped piece of paper bearing an embossed coat of arms of the Finnish Ministry of Defence

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity is adorned by two pebbled(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink with gilded tombak, 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 eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,