I just wonder if anyone knows of a period photo of one in wear?
I just wonder if anyone knows of a period photo of one in wear?
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Just for the sake of completeness, allow me to add that there were three classes of this badge:
- Gold for honorary members [Ehrenmitglieder], regular members [ordentliche Mitglieder] and associate members [außerordentliche Mitglieder]
- Silver for patron members [fördernde Mitglieder]
- Bronze for corresponding members [korrespondierende Mitglieder]
These came in a large version for formal occasions (the one copied by this fake and seen in the above photograph as worn by Udet, Milch & Heinkel) and a small stickpin version for everyday civilian wear, which consisted of only the eagle-and-swastika without the oakleaves wreath.
For formal occasions, the president and presidium members of the academy wore an elaborate silver-gilt chain of office [Amtskette] which featured the eagle-and-oakleaves badge as a pendant.
Andreas, can you tell us the German name for the award please and I will add it to the terminology thread as well as add it to this one.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
It's actually not so much an award as a membership badge/badge of office. I would use the following terminology:
- Amtskette des Präsidenten und der Präsidiumsmitglieder der Deutschen Akademie der Luftfahrtforschung [Chain of office of the president and the presidium members of the German Academy for Aeronautical Research] [i.e. the silver-gilt chain of office]*)
- Abzeichen für Ehrenmitglieder, ordentliche Mitglieder und außerordentliche Mitglieder der Deutschen Akademie der Luftfahrtforschung [Badge for honorary members, ordinary members and associate members of the German Academy for Aeronautical Research] [i.e. the gold badge]
- Abzeichen für fördernde Mitglieder der Deutschen Akademie der Luftfahrtforschung [Badge for patron members of the German Academy for Aeronautical Research] [i.e. the silver badge]
- Abzeichen für korrespondierende Mitglieder der Deutschen Akademie der Luftfahrtforschung [Badge for corresponding members of the German Academy for Aeronautical Research][i.e. the bronze badge]
*) The president being, unsurprisingly, Hermann Göring. According to Christopher Ailsby, there were slightly different designs for the chains of the president, the vice president and the other presidium members (whereas Forman and Niemann make no distinction in their respective price guides). See here for some more: Ailsby Collection: Membership Badge of the German Academy for Aeronautical Research
Some material of interest can also be found in this thread at the WAF: Deutsche Akademie der Luftfahrtforschung - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
Excellent as always!
Thank you Andreas!
I'm not quite sure which award the example in post #1 is supposed to be so I have generalized it somewhat with key words.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
And...somehow, I kind of doubt that this particular piece is the single unique one issued.....lol
William
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There are a great many repops coming out of Poland.
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