Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge Metal by FAB

Luftwaffe Paratroopers Badge.

The Parachutist Badge was first established by order of Hermann Göring on 5 November 1936 It was originally awarded to soldiers of the Luftwaffe after completion of parachute training and the required number of six jumps. The badge depicted a diving eagle with a swastika in its claws surrounded by a silver wreath

 Qualification for this badge was 6 training jumps  

• Die stick metal  
• Gold-finished bronze for the eagle
• Silver oxide for  laurel leaves
• 2 piece construction
• Pin back

Metal award by Fabrik Adler Berg.

F.A.B. (Fabrik Adler Berg) manufacture  a range of clothing and equipment for the German WW2 re-enactor which will see the user through many years of service on and off the re-enactment battlefield.