Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge By C.e. Juncker Buy Now there was a mad scramble

there was a mad scramble for cover

with his instructors recommending him for training as a Pilot

with enameled lettering

only 160 awarded

the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge By C.e. Juncker Buy Now there was a mad scramble(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a gilt swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 42. 56 mm (w) x 52. 70 mm (h), weighing 41. 9 grams, missing its pinback and catch, the latter