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NAME
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge (Fallschirmschützenabzeichen der Luftwaffe) Date of Institution
November 5th, 1936.
AWARD CRITERIA
The Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge is a proficiency badge, and was awarded to soldiers that completed the necessary physical and psychological tests and who had made 6 qualifying jumps. This was predominantly members of the Luftwaffe, but any service member of the armed services or reserves who completed the paratrooper training course, passed the necessary tests and 6 qualifying jumps could receive the Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge. As the war progressed, eligibility to wear the badge was extended to active and reserve officials who were assigned duty with paratroopers and could possibly be required to make parachute jumps, and eventually simply for serving in support of paratroopers in the same unit such as medics, engineers, etc.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
The Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge consists of a Laurel and Oak leaf wreath made of darkened silver, crossed with a golden diving eagle clutching a mobile swastika. Prewar and early wartime badges were made of good quality base metals such as Nickel Silver, Brass/Tombak and Aluminum. Starting around 1942, the Paratrooper badges were made from Zinc. Cloth badges were also manufacutered by several makers. They were produced in the same color scheme as the metal badges and were initially introduced as a more practical badge to wear in the cramped confines of an airplane but also served as a temporary official awarded badge later in the war as material shortages became a growing problem for Germany.
PRESENTATION
The badges were awarded in square leatherette cases made of wood or pressed cardboard, typically with “Fallschirmschützenabzeichen” embossed on the lid with silver or gold foil lettering.
The recipient would receive an official award document; the earliest documents were typically in the DIN A4 format (8” x 12”) or later in the DIN A5 format (6” x 8”).
There were 12 makers of the Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge. The earliest badges were predominantly made by only 3 makers (Juncker, Assmann & Deumer). As the armed forces expanded and ramped up prior to the war other makers got involved to meet the demand ultimately reaching a total of 12 makers by war’s end in 1945.
For more information on the Paratrooper Badges, we gladly refer the interested collector to the book “The German Luftwaffe & Heer Paratrooper Badges of WWII - 1936 - 1945” written by Thomas M. Durante (ISBN: 978-0-9819295-2-1)
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2024 |
Paratrooper Badge "Cloth"
185
€*
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Paratrooper Badge | _Kein Hersteller | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 870c9953-3725-11ef-802b-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2024 |
Paratrooper Badge "Juncker"
1.745
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | C.E. Juncker | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | cbd11a8f-0b1a-11ef-aab9-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2024 |
Paratrooper Badge "Deumer"
1.305
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Wilhelm Deumer | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 922dfdca-0b1f-11ef-aab9-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2024 |
Paratrooper Badge "Juncker"
935
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | C.E. Juncker | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 29fc993f-0b1b-11ef-aab9-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2024 |
Paratrooper Badge "GWL"
2.055
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Gebrüder Wegerhoff | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | f8fcb39a-d9a4-11ee-aab9-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2024 |
Paratrooper Badge "IMME"
1.870
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Imme & Sohn | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | f8fcbe88-d9a4-11ee-aab9-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2024 |
Paratrooper Badge "Cloth"
235
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | _Kein Hersteller | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | a4b4485a-d9a4-11ee-aab9-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2024 |
Case for the Paratrooper Badge
1.245
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | _Kein Hersteller | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | a4b44fc3-d9a4-11ee-aab9-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2024 |
Paratrooper Badge "PM"
935
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Paul Meybauer | 2024 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | a4b451f6-d9a4-11ee-aab9-04421a1c88bf | |||||
2023 |
Paratrooper Badge - B&N L
745
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Berg & Nolte | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 97154eb3-871a-11ee-8587-6cb311233b1a | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - GWL
1.185
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Gebrüder Wegerhoff | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 3b5c8feb-871f-11ee-8587-6cb311233b1a | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - Deumer
1.370
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Wilhelm Deumer | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 28cd2b4e-871b-11ee-8587-6cb311233b1a | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - cloth type (mint)
220
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | _Kein Hersteller | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 3ec48b96-089f-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - Osang
760
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | G.H. Osang | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | b067c6d1-089d-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - B&N L
950
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Berg & Nolte | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | e2627449-089c-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - GWL (X-rivets)
1.360
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Gebrüder Wegerhoff | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 9b6ce513-089c-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - Juncker
690
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | C.E. Juncker | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 91e7ebb4-089c-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - B&N L
690
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Berg & Nolte | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | daa7ae9a-089b-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - Osang
955
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | G.H. Osang | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | daa7ca10-089b-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - cloth type
635
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | _Kein Hersteller | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | f0b23791-089a-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - GWL (X-rivets)
1.080
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | Gebrüder Wegerhoff | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 903d8f37-089a-11ee-aa8b-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - Juncker
1.525
€*
|
Paratrooper Badge | C.E. Juncker | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | 53d4c6b6-dcd1-11ed-abab-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - A
1.110
€*
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Paratrooper Badge | F.W. Assmann & Söhne | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | a103ef6b-dccf-11ed-abab-305a3a782327 | |||||
2023 |
Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge - BSW
1.520
€*
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Paratrooper Badge | Brüder Schneider AG. | 2023 | 03680f23-33d7-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , a9b5311e-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , c5f27472-33d6-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , e6eece9a-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , ee766a10-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 , f0646604-33d5-11eb-8c0c-305a3a782327 | ee34a0d3-b63a-11ed-abab-305a3a782327 |
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