Exceptional Paratrooper Document Grouping to Gefreiter Wilhelm Preute Flags from Other Countries Including Japan There is a horizontal pin

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also known as a smatchet

Juncker-This is a perfect example with excellent details

The command supported the Kriegsmarine in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of Britain

late-war award document for the Fallschirmschützen-Abzeichen (Paratrooper Badge) dated 1 October 1944 issued by the Paratrooper Army High Command signed by Generalmajor Walter Barenthin (German Cross in Gold)

Exceptional Paratrooper Document Grouping to Gefreiter Wilhelm Preute Flags from Other Countries Including Japan There is a horizontal pinExceptional Paratrooper Document Grouping to Gefreiter Wilhelm Preute Preute was a paratrooper who participated in the 1940 Holland jump! The grouping consists of the following: 1) Large award document issued to Preute in Berlin on 7 September 1938; document is signed by Oberst (Colonel) Karl Barlen (German Cross in Gold Recipient); when Barlen signed the document, he was a Section Chief in the Personnel Office of the Air Ministry (RLM); 2) Award