Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Brüder Schneider Archive A wooden Latin cross

A wooden Latin cross

Fessmann and his unit were deployed to Stalingrad

A cuff-title originally worn by the post-Second War Luftwaffe unit Jagdgeschwader 74 Mölders (named in honour of pilot Werner Mölders)

the effects of almost four years continuous active service were beginning to surface

The Canadian trial was just starting

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Brüder Schneider Archive A wooden Latin cross(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver and brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon and executed in the manufacturers classic chemically oxidized finish giving the badge a striking patina, overlaid by a diving gilded brass Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a wide barrel hinge