Fall 2026 Militaria and Aviation Auction
Lot 93:
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CHOICE WWII Luftwaffe Fallschirmschuetzenabzeichen – Paratrooper Badge. CHOICE WWII Luftwaffe Fallschirmschuetzenabzeichen, C.E. Juncker, Cased A C.E. Juncker, Berlin SW-marked Luftwaffe Fallschirmschuetzenabzeichen (Paratrooper Badge), complete with its original fitted presentation case bearing gilt Fraktur lid lettering. Offered here is the Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge, a two-piece qualification award struck by C.E. Juncker of Berlin, one of the most highly regarded manufacturers of Third Reich-period military and aviation insignia. A period-style typed collector identification card is present but repeats only the standard attribution and is not evidence of original ownership. The badge is catalogued strictly on its maker’s marking, construction, and completeness with its case of issue. Instituted on 5 November 1936 by order of Hermann Goering, the Fallschirmschuetzenabzeichen was awarded to Fallschirmjaeger upon successful completion of parachute training, including the qualifying jumps that certified a soldier as an operational paratrooper. The badge became one of the most recognizable qualification awards of the German armed forces, worn by the airborne troops who spearheaded the assault on Crete in May 1941 and who fought thereafter as elite infantry on nearly every front of the war. Early-to-mid-war Juncker production, struck in tombak with fine hand-finishing, is considered among the most desirable variants surviving today, prized by collectors for crisp detail and correct period construction consistent with the firm’s documented output. The badge displays a gilt-finished diving eagle with sharply rendered feather detail, talons clutching a swastika, set within an oxidized oval wreath of oak and laurel leaves showing an attractive, undisturbed dark patina with light edge wear. The reverse shows the correct period Juncker construction: a block hinge with round wire pin and C-catch, two tightly seated rivets securing the eagle to the wreath, and a sharp, legible
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