Saudi Arabia, Kingdom. A Lot Of Eleven Embroidered Paratrooper Badges Auction Archive featuring a 260 mm nickel-plated

featuring a 260 mm nickel-plated steel blade

when a direct hit from a Russian flak shell forced the crew of a 1G+BM to jump from a burning plane with parachutes to an unknown future

otherwise the enamels are intact on all

1942 he was made an Unteroffizier

The insignia is original to the cap and appears to be machine-sewn to the cap

Saudi Arabia, Kingdom. A Lot Of Eleven Embroidered Paratrooper Badges Auction Archive featuring a 260 mm nickel-platedIncludes: six Dress Badges (insignia in silvered bullion wire, on a black cotton base, white cotton backer, measuring 85 mm (w) x 50 mm (h) each); and five Field Uniform Badges (insignia in black embroidery, on a dark green cotton base, white cotton backer, measuring 105 mm (w) x 48 mm (h) each). Extremely fine.