Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed A Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Badge by

A Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Badge by maker GWL (Gebrüder Wegerhoff Lüdenscheid)

Very good/fine condition

yet begin to fall ill complaining of painful back issues in 1919

when he suffered gun shot (shrapnel) wounds to his head

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed A Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Badge by(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze; the shape of an oval shaped oak wreath, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 48. 11 mm