Germany, Heer. A Rare Army Paratrooper Badge In Silver, By C.e.juncker, Named Auction “VD” embroidered in silvery threads

“VD” embroidered in silvery threads (resembles “BA” in latin script - meaning Voysko Donskove)

Plaice got underway for the Panama Canal Zone on April 15th

silvered metal and enamels

Unteroffizier (NCO) in 1944

Germany, Heer. A Rare Army Paratrooper Badge In Silver, By C.e.juncker, Named Auction “VD” embroidered in silvery threads(Heer Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Second Pattern (aka Standard version). An extremely rare oval badge constructed of silver, the obverse presents a gilded wreath of oak leaves tied with band at the bottom, topped by a Wehrmacht style eagle, riveted to the wreath is a plummeting eagle, the reverse of the wreath presents the inscription Fallschirmfunker Uffz. Willmann N. Z. (Parachute Radio Operator Unteroffizier Willmann N. Z. = Nachrichten Zug