Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity and Bronze Star Medal (measuring

and Bronze Star Medal (measuring 107 mm (w) x 10

He enlisted with the 8th Battery

They included Professor D

the bottom overlaid by a diamond-shaped piece of paper bearing an embossed coat of arms of the Finnish Ministry of Defence

which includes the fluted spike (with six ventilation holes and an ornate design at the base)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity and Bronze Star Medal (measuring(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink with gilded tombak, 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 eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,