Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards United Republic of Missanabie on June 1

Missanabie on June 1

Born 29 March 1898 in Birnbaum (now Międzychód

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZ DEUTSCHLANDS” (“FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY”)

a Canadian veteran's brought-back medal bar

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards United Republic of Missanabie on June 1(Luftwaffe Paar Schulterklappen fr einen Oberst der Fliegertruppe Fallschirmjger). A matching set of Luftwaffe Flight Personnel Fallschirmjger Oberst shoulder boards, each constructed of golden yellow wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with two gilded metal pips, both retaining a period pebbled metal button, the former both maker marked on the reverse with the logo of Dr. Franke