Germany, Luftwaffe. Red Shines the Sun: A Pictorial History of the Fallschirm-Infanterie, Author Signed Copy GTRexclude An Army Meritorious Service Medal

An Army Meritorious Service Medal to the QM Sergt

A protruding hand guard connects to a flattened pommel

He stated in his records that he was "physically unable to re-enlist" due to "disability of the loss of the left hand from (a) stab wound in (the) left shoulder" received August 1

born 10 November 1901 in Pruchna

with a single “V” shaped

Germany, Luftwaffe. Red Shines the Sun: A Pictorial History of the Fallschirm-Infanterie, Author Signed Copy GTRexclude An Army Meritorious Service MedalHardcover, entitled "Red Shines the Sun: A Pictorial History of the Fallschirm Infanterie" by Eric Queen, First Printing, copyrighted by the author in 2002, author signed in blue ink by "Eric Queen" on page 2, published by R. James Bender Publishing of San Jose, California, printed in the Republic of Korea, ISBN 1 912138 91 2. It chronicles in great detail the history of the Parachute Infantry (Fallschirm Infanterie), its uniforms, accessories,