Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid Auction and a round wire catch

and a round wire catch (previously repaired/replaced)

small strap held in place via three rivets on the reverse

LaSalle County

1919 and joined the 3rd Battalion Canadian Machine Gun Corps in the field

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid Auction and a round wire catch(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