Waiting on a Deutscher Reichs Ausschuss Badge.....

**Walkwolf** · 04-06-2017, 09:34 AM

A DRA badge coming in the mail soon. Not a huge deal
I know, but it will make a great companion to the
DRL which I've had for some time. Both were
made by H. Wernstein.........

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 04-06-2017 09:34 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Wagriff** · 04-06-2017, 09:56 AM

Nice! You'll have to be sure to remember to post a photo of them both side by side!

**Walkwolf** · 04-07-2017, 01:08 AM

Thanks William. I haven't been buying much lately,
as our Canadian dollar is holding up rather poorly
against the U.S. and postage on some items
is through the roof.........

**rbminis** · 04-07-2017, 02:08 AM

by Walkwolf

Thanks William. I haven't been buying much lately,
as our Canadian dollar is holding up rather poorly
against the U.S. and postage on some items
is through the roof.........

I agree, I have been holding back a bit myself.

Nice badge Steve!

Ralph.

**Walkwolf** · 04-07-2017, 05:44 AM

Thanks Ralph..........!

**Walkwolf** · 04-14-2017, 09:51 PM

I really like the 'Gothic' look, as well as the high
relief ( vaulting ) of these badges.........

The pair:

**Wagriff** · 04-14-2017, 09:53 PM

Excellent pair!

**Neil Hever** · 04-14-2017, 10:49 PM

Forgive my ignorance - what is DRA? I have a DRL badge by the same manufacturer but not a DRA type. NH

**Wagriff** · 04-14-2017, 11:00 PM

Found this quote from axishistory.com. It answers your question better than I can!

The DRA stood for the Issueing Organization- The "Deutscher Reichs-Ausschuss" (German Nat'l Committee for Physical Training) from Pre-WW1 thru 1933. That year the organization was placed under the "Deutscher Reichsbund fur Leibesubungen" and the monogram was changed to "D.R.L.". In Sept. 1937 the award was again modified with the addition of the swastika emblem. Awarded in Bronze, Silver, & Gold & "War Wounded" versions.
All versions were allowed to be worn durning the 3rd Reich period....(DRA, DRL with/without swas.) but only one at at time- highest grade awarded (of course).....

**HPL2008** · 04-15-2017, 06:15 AM

The above Information is incorrect insofar as the DRA badge was immediately followed by the DRL badge with Swastika in 1934 or, at the latest, 1935.

The DRL badges without Swastika were long believed to be a transitional design between those two (and are often described as such in the older literature), but are now known to be early post-war replacement pieces.