the Combat Readiness Medal
Third Class Medal
by the start of World War II
showing little signs of wear in the etched recesses on the Gothic script
unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Berg & Nolte
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type D, by C.E. Juncker GTRexclude the Combat Readiness Medal(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver with gilded brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 42. 71 mm (w) x 53. 30 mm (h), weighing 40. 4 grams, a stunning example retaining virtually