German paratroopers badge??

[Foggy]

Hi all,

I’ve had this for years, no idea if it’s real or repro. Military is not really my thing, but it must have been in with a lot of other stuff from a boot sale some years ago. I wouldn’t have got it any other way.

It’s marked Assmann as the maker.

I can’t find another exactly the same. What does it affix to, and how, based on the back?

I’ve removed the offending insignia from the front pic.




Thanks

Foggy


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[pugster]

not sure if its authentic though it looks like a collar/lapel pin

* para close combat award

https://www.warmilitaria.it/en/luftw...ge-silver.html

[Chris_in_the_UK]

Any help Ian?

https://www.blitzmilitaria.co.uk/pro...um-badge-copy/

Not that yours is a copy mind!

[Foggy]

Thanks both.

Cheers

Foggy

[Reeny]

The oak leaves were an add on to the iron cross.
If you had already been awarded the medal, the next upgrade was oak leaves - so I guess the badge might be designed to be clipped onto the ribbon.

The golden horseshoe book about the U-boat Commander has a description of his Iron Cross medal and Oak leaves.

[Reeny]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knig...ith_Oak_Leaves

The oak leaves badge for the Iron Cross award is smaller.

Edti - I missed the link to the close combat award link before I wrote this..