Austria, Imperial. A First War Patriotic Cap Badge Of The Central Powers Auction World War II Paratrooper Wing

World War II Paratrooper Wing - In sterling silver

These were the only eyeglasses permitted to be worn in the front lines

the battalion was involved in the Battle of Monte Cassino

21 mm (w) x 56

Stitched onto the tunic above the upper right pocket is an insignia consisting of a dark green rayon base bearing a machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Austria, Imperial. A First War Patriotic Cap Badge Of The Central Powers Auction World War II Paratrooper WingIn gilded metal, a round medal presenting a Turkish sword with crescent moon and star in red and white enamels in the top half with the enamelled flags of the German Empire, Austro Hungarian Empire and Bulgaria in the lower half, an inscription in a white banner runs from 9 oclock to 3 oclock stating MIT VEREINTEN KRAFTEN with the dates 1914 15 at 6 oclock, the reverse with a horizontal pin, measures 26. 7mm in diameter, weighs 5. 6 grams, enamels