WWII GERMAN FLARE PARACHUTE

Dropped from aircraft or fired from a gun with a flare attached to illuminate the ground below, used during World War Two.
A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion.
Flares are used for signalling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications.

John Ambrose collection

A0840