Description
the base inscribed "XXX" (30) above dates "1944-1974"
the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika
Engalnd aboard the H
during the Second Battle of Ypres
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold the base inscribed "XXX" (30)(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of brass and nickel silver, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring