German Awards - Air Force Parachutist Badge

This sign was established on November 5, 1936 by the Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief German Goering. Military personnel who successfully completed parachutist training were eligible for admission. Officers and non-commissioned officers serving in the parachute forces as instructors received a badge without training shooters, as they already mastered them. Permission to wear the badge was checked annually .

Tall oval icon in non-ferrous metal. The edge is silver plated. The laid eagle is gilded. At the back is a vertical pin. The manufacturer's designation is carved on the eagle.

Front side:

• The edge is formed from a silver-plated wreath connected from below, from left laurel and right oak foliage
• Hung a gilded sliding eagle flying from the right from top to left down.
In
• the catches, he holds a gilded swastika placed on top.
• The eagle's head and wings are superimposed on the wreath, slightly towering above it in the upper right corner.

Downside:

• Smooth silver-plated wreath with 2 eagle rivets and a perpendicular pin.
• The eagle is smooth and gilded. It has a manufacturer of 2 lines - C.E.JUNCKER -/- BERLIN SW -.

Photos of www.militaria-berlin.de

Face: Air Force parachute badge

Reverse: Air Force parachute badge

Established:

November 5, 1936 Hermann Goering

Awarded:

1936 – 1945

Data:

• Material: non-ferrous metal, partially gilded, silver plated
• Size: 52.4mm x 42mm
• Weight: 39g

estimated collector price:

830 - 850 € in gold-plated non-ferrous metal
390 - 420 € in silver-plated/gold-plated zinc
580 - €600 oxidized in Argentan
520 - 540 € in gilt brass

OEK Number:

4019