Kriegsabzeichen Fur Hilfskreuzer( FO)

[martinw]

I like this one a lot. I must admit for some reason I never thought I would own one of these so a "cheesy" grin is in order for me today! Leon.

I like it also Leon.

These FO Hilfskreuzer awards in zinc are well struck and nicely detailed.

I have three of them,but in regards to Third Reich awards i only collect Hilfskreuzer badges now.

Regards,Martin.

[martinw]

Here is one of my FO's for comparison.

Regards,Martin.

[Tango]

Leon & Martin both excellent badges guys.. I do like these a lot but I can't see me getting one in a hurry...!! Thanks for showing.. Cheers Terry.

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Here is one of my FO's for comparison.

Regards,Martin.

That is a beautiful looking badge Martin , and with it's box of issue!! Leon.

[rogge16]

Leon: I'm glad to see that you picked this one up. Nice job!

Martin: That is a beauty! Thanks for showing and welcome to the forum. Nice to see you here!

Luke

[martinw]

I'm not trying to hi-jack Leons thread here.

But i would like to thank you gents for the comments and a thank you to Luke for welcoming me to this forum.

Hopefully i can be of help in the future and contribute to other Hilfskreuzer award threads.

Thanks again,

Martin.

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

I'm not trying to hi-jack Leons thread here.

But i would like to thank you gents for the comments and a thank you to Luke for welcoming me to this forum.

Hopefully i can be of help in the future and contribute to other Hilfskreuzer award threads.

Thanks again,

Martin.

Hi Martin , your input has been of great interest and assistance so there are no worries about "hi-jacking" here!! Please feel free to add images of your other Hilfkreuzers to the thread if you wish, I would be most interested in seeing them. Oh and I should also have welcomed you to the forum , I did not notice your post count!! Leon.

[martinw]

Well thank you for the welcome Leon.

I am known as a Hilfskreuzer "geek".

I do collect only HK awards,photo's and documents.I have about 40 badges in my collection,including miniatures and postwar examples.

I was refered here by a friend and i have been active on many fora over the years.I still moderate the Kriegsmarine forum at GCA.

So,it is finally good to be active here at WRF.

I have many rare examples of the HK award and i will gladly post them here in the future if there is interest in seeing them.


Thanks again.

Martin.

[Panzersaurus]

Great badges guys! I was worried in one of those first pictures where it looked like the pin had broken off!

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Great badges guys! I was worried in one of those first pictures where it looked like the pin had broken off!

HaHa , I guess it did look a bit like that , but have no fear , it was just open and pointing directly at the camera!

Martin , sounds like you have a wonderful (and extensive) Hilfskreuzer related collection. It maybe worth getting our mods here to set up a sub-section so we can see it all in detail!! All the best ,Leon.