He entered the Schutzpolizei on 5 June 1940 as Polizeianwärter (Constable Cadet)
1918) and his wife Henriette (née Schmidt)
TOWN" in black pen on the inside front cover
He signed his Attestation Paper (65143) with the 5th Brigade
Maximilian Joseph Gold Bravery Medal
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge By C.e. Juncker Buy Now He entered the Schutzpolizei on(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a gilt swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 42. 56 mm (w) x 52. 70 mm (h), weighing 41. 9 grams, missing its pinback and catch, the latter