Many thanks for all replies,,what is the circled B??,Robert
Many thanks for all replies,,what is the circled B??,Robert
Hi Robert, 'B' usually means a replacement badge but I have not seen one circled before
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
I do not recognise this badge. What does it represent?
SteveR
Certain RZM badges have the 'B' mark indicating a replacement, I come across many in the Hitler Youth world particularly on Achievement badges. I dont recognise the badge at the top of the thread and like I say I have never seen a circled 'B'
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Hi Robert,
This is an reproduction NSDAP sympathy pin, the original of which was issued and popular among the underground Nazi party movement in Austria between 1934-1938. Austria was annexed to Germany in 1938 and before that the underground Nazi party was forbidden. Members of the Austrian Nazi party carried this clasp. Essentially, a duplicate of the standard NSDAP badge, differing only in the use of stylized old German script and the specific reference to the support of Hitler by Austria.
According to some advanced collectors, less than 2,000 of these badges were produced. As such, the original badge rates as 'rare'.
The reverse of the badge is marked 'Ges. Gesch.', accompanied by the maker's mark, a stylized 'B' within a circle, purportedly relating to an Austrian firm.
This badge is highly faked, as i believe this one to be, (the circled 'B' is in a different position on originals than your example) and the securing pin is slightly different.
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Please see here for some more info and photographs:
CMG Parteiabzeichen Archive
CMG Parteiabzeichen Archive
(click the images for larger obverse and reverse views of the badges)
Thanks for the info Guys, I know little about these badges and had no idea there was a letter denoting a replacement.
When I get home I'll try and gather as many useful reference links together as I can and put a pinned thread at the top of the forum for them. I'll add as and when new ones appear.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
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