Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Brüder Schneider Archive A wooden Latin cross

A wooden Latin cross

" above and "MEISTERSCHAFTEN" below and engraved "1500 M

Fessmann and his unit were deployed to Stalingrad

fourteen exhibit various maker marks

when the effort began to scale down

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Brüder Schneider Archive A wooden Latin cross(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon and executed in the manufacturers classic chemically oxidized finish giving the badge a striking patina, overlaid by a diving gilded brass Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a wide barrel hinge