Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Fallschirmjäger Parachute User’s Manual Signed By Eugen Meindl & Ernst Blauensteiner consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac gilt loss on obverse centrepiece

gilt loss on obverse centrepiece

It was discontinued in 1945 upon the founding of the Federal People's Republic

Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen (1867–1942) was a military aviation pioneer and founding father

Constructed of a dark wood base

the other also constructed of black velvety backing

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Fallschirmjäger Parachute User’s Manual Signed By Eugen Meindl & Ernst Blauensteiner consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac gilt loss on obverse centrepiece(Fallschirme der Fallschirmtruppe Anwenderhandbuch). An extremely well preserved Fallschirmjger parachute users manual, this book contains 61 pages of information on use and maintenance of parachutes, including diagrams and black and white photographs. It also includes 16 unused pages of training and proficiency charts for the individual bearer. The inside of the front cover bears a handwritten inscription by Oberst Ernst Blauensteiner, Fallschirmjger