Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version, Type 6 Province of China Footnote: Herbert Gronow was born

Footnote: Herbert Gronow was born on 23 June 1921 in Neu Schlagsdorf

aboard A6512

Footnote: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (November 8

” reverse features two out of four prongs intact (two lower prongs missing)

He was shot down five times and wounded on three occasions

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version, Type 6 Province of China Footnote: Herbert Gronow was born(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of slate grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving golden yellow Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining a wax paper backer, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), demonstrating minor fatigue to the obverse wool, in uniform removed and better than