Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Hold 482-24-1467 Bertholf was Commanding Officer

482-24-1467 Bertholf was Commanding Officer with the 1st Battalion (Mechanized)

1850-1890 issue

copies of his service records and eleven ship photographs

It concludes with a Sources and Bibliography

for sturdy and loyal stands the guard at the Rhine river

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Hold 482-24-1467 Bertholf was Commanding Officer(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink and gilded brass, 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 depressed rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with an integral clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff,