Luft Para Badge experts please see this!!

[desiro]

Hi guys,new here and enjoy a little fun and see how good your knowledge of this badge.
Its mm which ive hidden..Whos the maker?

[desiro]

Back

[Thomas Durante]

C'mon man, give us a challenge! Its a 2nd pattern Juncker.

Try only showing the obverse next time

Tom

[Tim Calvert]

...or maybe just a section of the wreath!

[Thomas Durante]

Or maybe just an eyeball.

[Allan P.]

Or maybe just an eyeball.

You're the man Tom!!

[desiro]

Hey Top men.Spot on

[Thomas Durante]

Hehehe.

Clearly desiro doesn't know that there are many top notch luft nuts on this forum!

Welcome to the forum!

Tom

[desiro]

Thanks,if you can answer during what time period this badge was manufactured i would be grateful.

cheers Andy

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Andy,

Well, that is a difficult question. My opinion is that these were 1939 to 1941, maybe 1942 before they switched to using zink.

Tom

[desiro]

Thanks Tom,that makes sense as the badge is part of a para grouping.He was awarded the badge in 1939.

The next part of the story is a Summer hol in Crete to get a pic of his grave at Maleme which i found trawling on the net.

[George L]

Welcome. Agreed on a Juncker in super condition, too!

[desiro]

Thanks George,i havent posted a pic but i have the original award case it came with.

[Jos L C]

Herr Juncker didn't make anything.. . it were his workers..

This particular badge was made by Fallschirmjaegerabzeichen Hersteller Kurt Lindenbaum , 1st floor, section C .

Jos.