My first Eismeerfront badges

[CSW]

Hi guys,

just wanted to show these little thingies that arrived today. I am certainly not an award collector but aesthetically speaking I've always liked these blue-and-white commemorative pins. Having travelled around the area a lot, I knew I would have to acquire an example or two at some point anyway... Decided to get a pair now before they start going for 100€/piece even here in Finland.

The Kirkenes-Petsamo-Murmansk pin is in excellent condition, the other one has some scratches but nothing too horrible. The manufacturers' markings on the back are "Hopeatakomo Oy" and "Hj. Sorsa Oy H:ki" respectively.



If anyone is wondering how big these are, they're really quite tiny.



I guess I'll now have to find the other ones as well...

[jullemus]

not sure where they got the information of the badges, no.2 "police corps in the ski infantry battalion", theres too much weird information.

[CSW]

not sure where they got the information of the badges, no.2 "police corps in the ski infantry battalion", theres too much weird information.

I believe they are only talking about a particular example of badge number 6 whose provenance seems to be known. Why do you find it weird?

The source is listed just below the description: Hjemmefrontmuseet of Rakkestad, Norway. You can contact them if you want to ask a question or two - here's their website. Hjemmefrontmuseet Rakkestad – Museet som bidrar til at vi ikke glemmer

[kradman]

There were a few boxes of these found around 20 years ago in the basement of a Hotel in Rovaniemi

[mathat]

Yea... These small badges. I didn't know they had made memorial badges too... Heres some more of these.
Commonly "no war related" are known as Matkailumerkki "Travelers badge" kind of "old" collection hobby.
Sotilasmerkkejä Suomen sodista 1939 - 1945

[CSW]

There were a few boxes of these found around 20 years ago in the basement of a Hotel in Rovaniemi

Very interesting. Do you happen to have any pictures of the find?

[Jan]

Nice!

Here are a couple of excavation finds from "Durchgangslager Hanko". My PhD about the archaeolgy and history of this German transition camp will be completed in 2022.

Best, Jan

[CSW]

Nice!

Here are a couple of excavation finds from "Durchgangslager Hanko". My PhD about the archaeolgy and history of this German transition camp will be completed in 2022.

Best, Jan

Nice Jan, very interesting finds as always!

As said before, I'd be more than happy to help with your PhD project - please don't hesitate to drop me a message or an email should you need any sort of assistance

[Jan]

Found this one today while cleaning the excavation finds from 2017

Best, Jan

[mathat]

Konnichi waaa... Couple of years more digging and you got full series.