Item description for CIRCA LATE 1950"s-1960's, WEST GERMANY, PARA WING, PARA OVAL, PARACHUTIST, ABN

CIRCA LATE 1950's-1960's, WEST GERMANY, PARA WING, PARA OVAL, PARACHUTIST, AIRBORNE

This para oval depicts the German National Colors with a yellow center, thin red border with an outer border of black. The center depicts a white U.S. para wing. These were only worn by the West German Airborne troops that qualified with U.S. Special Forces to earn U.S. Jump Wings.

U.S. Special Forces from Bad Tolz Germany frequently conducted Airborne operations with the German Airborne troops in Altenstadt, Germany. Altenstadt is no longer the home of German Airborne, and Bad Tolz has since closed its doors to the U.S. Special Forces which moved to Panzer Kaserne.