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WW2 German Luftwaffe Paratrooper badge
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The above is the German WW2 Luftwaffe Paratrooper badge (fallshirmjäger). There were many different manufactures of this badge, the above example is produced by C.E. JUNCKER BERLIN SW. Formed in 1936 the Luftwaffe Paratroopers were the first paratroopers to be committed to large scale operations. A school was activated several months after the first parachute units were established in January 1936 and was open to active and reserve Luftwaffe personnel. NCOs, officers and other ranks of the Luftwaffe were required to successfully complete six jumps in order to receive the Luftwaffe Parachutist's Badge. This is a very nice example of the badge with most of the bluing around the wreath and gilding to the eagle intact.
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