Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version, Type 3 Archive the reverse depicting a homing

the reverse depicting a homing pigeon in flight

1940 by Vickers-Armstrong at Newcastle on Tyne in the United Kingdom and launched on September 23

Hazeltine joined the Army in 1913 and served as part of the Mexican Border Service in 1916

engraved "R-173581 J

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Cloth Version, Type 3 Archive the reverse depicting a homing(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of dark grey blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a machine embroidered golden yellow diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 3 badge, measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.