Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Parachutist Badge, Type Ii, C.1940 Newly Listed London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

the reverse bearing a similar Gold center applique with a Gold royal monogram of Günther Friedrich Carl in a bed of blue enamels

maker code “M9/50”

re-designated on April 1

Gerhold broke his collarbone on duty on September 4

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Parachutist Badge, Type Ii, C.1940 Newly Listed London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)Four piece construction, illustrating the Royal crown in bronze with red enamels at the top and a shield bearing the Bulgarian lion in bronze with red enamels at the bottom, the centrepiece illustrating a sunburst with three emanating rays, with a parachutist descending in the foreground, with mountains in the background at the bottom, the sun bearing the date inscription "9. IX. 44." (September 9, 1944), framed within a silvered bronze wreath