Lieutenants Simpson and Banks fought their way to the safety of nearby cloud cover
The inside right collar has two metal hooks meeting an equal number of metal loops on the left allowing for a the collar to sit flush with the neck area
obverse with the The Buffs insignia surrounded by various battle honours
The interior appears gilded with two (one on each side) spring-loaded flaps to hold the cigarettes in place
It is also marked in black handwritten ink "RMD/280" on the left inside collar
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive Lieutenants Simpson and Banks fought(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of brass and nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring