Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Gebrüder Schneider Archive Footnote 1: Footnote: From the

Footnote 1: Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R

It measures 147 mm x 210 mm

39 mm x 44

to militarize the workforce

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Gebrüder Schneider Archive Footnote 1: Footnote: From the(Fallschirmspringerabzeichen). Instituted on 5 November 1936 by Hermann Gring. (Issued 1936 1945). Consisting of an oval nickel silvered wreath, with laurel leaves on the left half of the wreath, and oak leaves on the right half of the wreath, with a central gilded tombak eagle clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, reverse marked with logo of maker Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, two rivets visible, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a