Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type G, Refurbished Example by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Hold as well as the other

as well as the other Marines on our perilous beachhead

First War German "Maskenbrille" Eyeglasses for Gas Masks - These eyeglasses were specifically designed to be worn with the gas mask and were issued for front-line use to soldiers requiring vision aids

scattered blackening and gilt wear

measuring 230 mm (w) x 362 mm (h)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type G, Refurbished Example by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Hold as well as the other(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered 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 replacement rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with the logo of F. W.