Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Badges GTRexclude awarding a gold pin to

awarding a gold pin to pilots who successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft using an Irving Parachute (although Leslie Irvin is credited with inventing the first free-fall parachute in 1919

he was joined by Private First Class Thomas E

marked "800" (silver) and marked "35 MI" (Stefano Johnson

1917 at Moore Barracks

obverse centre with hand-painted “SS” letters on a white-enamelled background

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Badges GTRexclude awarding a gold pin to(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Ider