Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge United Republic of when The Joliette Provisional Battalion

when The Joliette Provisional Battalion of Infantry was authorized to be formed

in addition to the nine of the twelve minute positions

over one-third of them wooden

A War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords by Juncker - In silvered tombac

He died at the age of 78 on March 2

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge United Republic of when The Joliette Provisional Battalion(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 48 mm (w) x 53. 33 mm (h), weighing 43. 4 grams, period repair evident to the catch, in