Golden sleeve eagle?

[huddyhuddy]

Hi,

I do not have a photo for the item, but home someone who has an idea on German uniforms can help.It seems to be a breast eagle or worn on the sleeve, eagle;s head is facing right, golden eagle on black cloth...does this wring a bell?

Thanks,
Neil.

[vady]

are you sure it's black and not dark blue? sounds like a german navy breast eagle. some were woven in gilted metal threads, others in artificial silk (cello or trade-name celleon). administrative officers wore aluminum thread eagles and maybe also silver-colored thread eagles. after some time at sea the metal coated eagles' threads corroded looked bad; it was the salt air...

[huddyhuddy]

Hi again,

I have attached a scan of the eagle, gold on black ground, about 8x3 cm +/-, see front and back.

I can only asume that a survivor or an ex-Jewish Brigade brought this eagle back to Palestine after the war.

Any idea on this?

Thanks,
Neil.

[John Brandon]

Hi

It is a correct BeVo SS Tropical sleeve eagle

[huddyhuddy]

Hi,

Thanks. Sorry for my poor knowledge, what is a BeVo? what units used it? rank? common on all SS uniforms?

Thanks.

[vady]

yes a nice flat-woven BeVo example, made by the BeVo firm of wuppertal, germany. this one was issued and worn, and clearly removed from a uniform.

it is the enlisted mans' eagle for the left upper arm of a sand-colored tunic of italian cut (the "saharina") model), as worn in tropical/warm regions by troops of the armed ss aka the waffen-ss.

[John Brandon]

I'm sure that the true definition has been told before, but interestingly, the term BeVo is mostly mis-understood, and mis-interpreted.

BeVo is a term used by collectors to refer to a style of silk embroidery common in German WW II badges. The name itself comes from the BeVo-Wuppertal firm

Be stands for Beteilingung, or "partnership" in English, Vo is short for Vorsteher. The firm BeVo-Wuppertal came into being when the firms of Lucas Vorsteher and Ewelda Vorsteher amalgamated; both came from the Wuppertal-Bermen area.

So now you know

[huddyhuddy]

Thanks to you all!!!

[vady]

you are welcome. we're glad to help. it's an interesting souvenir.

Thanks to you all!!!

[HJ-Collector]

I'm sure that the true definition has been told before, but interestingly, the term BeVo is mostly mis-understood, and mis-interpreted.

BeVo is a term used by collectors to refer to a style of silk embroidery common in German WW II badges. The name itself comes from the BeVo-Wuppertal firm

Be stands for Beteilingung, or "partnership" in English, Vo is short for Vorsteher. The firm BeVo-Wuppertal came into being when the firms of Lucas Vorsteher and Ewelda Vorsteher amalgamated; both came from the Wuppertal-Bermen area.

So now you know

thanks for the info john good learning thanks ewan