Small Type
A fine cased example of this award
constructed of a circular dark wooden backer
the obverse bearing a black dyed square overlaid by three green bars and two clusters of oak leaves
It was awarded to all participants in the defence of the Caucasus
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type C, Refurbished Example by Paul Maybauer Newly Listed Small Type(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval 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 position, with a replacement crimped barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an original round wire catch, maker marked P. MEYBAUER, BERLIN, measuring 42. 57