Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Late-War Field-Repaired Example, by G.H. Osang United Republic of measuring 58 mm (w) x

measuring 58 mm (w) x 64 mm (h)

with a storage compartment below for the sash

had participated in the battle of Houthulst as an 18-year-old Second Lieutenant in the artillery

dated 1 September 1941

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Late-War Field-Repaired Example, by G.H. Osang United Republic of measuring 58 mm (w) x(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 retaining one of two rivets, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked G. H. OSANG, DRESDEN, measuring 43. 18 mm (w) x 53. 95 mm (h), weighing 35. 0 grams, the eagle