Air Force (Luftwaffe) personnel who completed the necessary tests and six parachute jumps qualified to receive the Paratrooper's badge. It was mandatory to requalify each year in order to maintain the award.
Towards the end of the war (1944), the award of the badge was extended to administrative, legal and medical personnel who completed a single combat parachute jump. The award was accompanied by a certificate.

This badge is fairly difficult and expensive to obtain (although not as expensive as the Army parachutist badge). Due to that reproductions are out in the market.

The badge consists of a two piece construction where the eagle is attached to the wreath via two rivets. The pictures that follow provide a closer look of the different components that make up the badge:
This pictures show the the front and back of the pin hinge.

The picture on the left illustrates the round latch while the picture on the right shows a rivet. Notice that the rivet is very clean and has a domed shape. Reproductions normally don't have the same style of rivets.

If the maker stamped his trademark on the badge it was placed on the eagle.