Bidspirit auction | A NAZI GERMAN PRE-WAR LUFTWAFFE

A NAZI GERMAN PRE-WAR LUFTWAFFE PARACHUTIST BADGE - Air Force version awarded to Luftwaffe personnel after completion of the required number of six jumps. Established by order of Hermann Goring on 5 November 1936. The badge depicts a gilt diving eagle with a swastika in its claws surrounded by a silvered wreath. Marked on verso with the maker C.E. Juncker, Berlin S. W. Circa 1937 or 1938. With a vertical tapered pin back with an integral hinge and a crimped flat wire catch. Dimensions: L:2 3/16 in., (5.5 cm.) Condition: E.