Now that the grammer, the structure of the sword, and the capitalization of the word Verteidiger is the only way to write this noun, have all been resolved, another criticism that was offered of this sword was that "the NSDAP do not give out Luftwaffe Swords, they give out NSDAP awards." I would love to hear comments. Obviously, they did give out at least ONE Luftwaffe sword, but do you in general agree or disagree with the notion that it is somehow "strange" for the NSDAP to give a Luftwaffe sword to a Luftwaffe General? I personally do not find it strange at all. If the recipient was an Army Officer, then yes, it would be strange. However, I have seen many cases where presented swords were given by people or organizations that had nothing to do with the type of dagger or sword awarded - such awards are usually "recipeint-centric."
