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GERMAN BADGES, TINNIES, & INSIGNIA

#HT1 SS-Regiment “Germania” cuff title, latin script
Original Second World War German SS-Regiment “Germania” cuff title in worn and uniform removed condition. Enlisted personnel version with latin script thickly embroidered and seven strand aluminum wire borders. For additional information, you may consult page 80 of “Insigna and artifacts of the Waffen SS” by Micheal D. Beaver and Mark A. Bando. This is a Canadian veteran bring back that was discovered by a young collector at an estate liquidation sale near Ottawa, Canada’s National Capital Region, an area of the country where many senior military members and veterans reside. The cuff title has never been cleaned or tampered with, it has been left completely undisturbed as found. This is a great opportunity to acquire a worn and uniform removed example that has never been in a collection before. $2450

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#SA24 Luftwaffe EM/NCO's fliegerbluse chest eagle cutoff
Original Second World War German Luftwaffe EM/NCO's chest eagle cut from a fliegerbluse with surrounding wool and lining. Constructed of typical mid-war blue wool with some light blue-grey rayon lining sections intact. Standard style bevo eagle on a blue wool backing, nicely zigzag stitched. Appealing worn condition. This cutoff was found in the USA and is presumably an American veteran's souvenir. $250
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#SA23 Heer trapezoid cap cutoff
Original Second World War German Heer trapezoid cap cutoff. Heavily worn, stained, and uniform removed condition. Attachment threads remain intact. $125
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#MI26 M36 Heer tunic cutoff
Original Second World War German Heer tunic cutoff from an M36 or possibly M40. Standard early war application, very settled into the fabric. Particularly clean cutting job with soft edges from age. Great example. *Reduced* $150

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#EC16 Uniform removed "AFRIKAKORPS" cuff title
Original Second World War German “AFRIKAKORPS” cuff title / sleeveband. Featuring flat silver threads that are machine woven on a tan and green band. The cuff title is in lightly worn and uniform removed condition, with signs of where it was once stitched to a uniform and where the band was cut off. Great example. $375

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#MP96 Heer tropical cap cockade
Original Second World War German Heer tropical cap cockade. Lightly worn and uniform removed from a cap that was part of an unattributed Canadian veteran grouping. These are very hard to find in this condition, most are unused from a roll. This would be ideal for restoring a cap or for a tropical insignia display. $150

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#PR39 Feldgendarmerie insignia grouping
Original Second World War Feldgendarmerie (German Military Police) insignia grouping. The group consists of; Feldgendarmerie shoulder straps with period applied tresse and orange-red waffenfarbe in lightly worn condition, hand embroidered Feldgendarmerie sleeve badge that was worn and applied to a uniform that was carefully cut off, embroidered Feldgendarmerie sleeve badge in lightly worn condition. $525

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#PR44 Luftwaffe flak grouping
Original Second World War Luftwaffe flak personnel grouping. The group consists of; uniform removed sew in shoulder boards for an NCO with remnants of regimental numerals that were period removed and red artillery waffenfarbe, Flak Artillery War Badge with two-piece die struck zinc construction (It’s a bit hard to tell but the latch *may* be a period repair), standard enlisted embroidered chest eagle removed from a uniform, embroidered flak specialty badge, and embroidered sound locator crew badge. $525

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#RG250 Panzerjäger Feldjacke Doppellitzen and shoulder straps
Original Second World War German Panzerjäger Feldjacke pink piped Doppellitzen and shoulder straps for a Feldwebel and officer candidate. This set came together and was almost certainly removed from the same jacket, featuring perfectly matching light wear and patina. This is a very uncommon set of insignia, as this version of the panzer feldjacke was produced only in very limited numbers. For additional reference on these tabs, you may consult pages 136-148 and for the straps pages 156-171 of Panzer Feldjacke volume 2 by Scott Pritchett. $1900

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#SJ4 1933 N.S.D.A.P. Frauenschaft membership badge
Original Second World War N.S.D.A.P. (National Socialist German Workers' Party / Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ) Frauenschaft Abzeichen (Women's League) membership badge. This first pattern version of the badge was issued and used in 1933, prior to the introduction of the commonly encountered triangular version. The badge is die struck featuring red, white, and black enamel. The reverse of the badge is marked “GES. GESCH.” and features a pin. This is a rare badge and the first time we’ve encountered an original. This badge was brought back as a captured souvenir by Sapper Herman Jorgensen of the Canadian Army and one of several items consigned by his estate. Originals are very rare, this is the first one we’ve handled. $500

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#G2666 Sturmabteilung (SA) Reserve armband
Original 1921-1945 Sturmabteilung (SA) Reservists armband, commonly known as "The Brownshirts". Multi-piece construction on cotton base, with embroidered centre. Worn and used condition. Obtained in Canada presumably brought home as a souvenir from a Canadian soldier. $450

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#PA8 N.S.D.A.P. armband
Original 1920-1945 N.S.D.A.P. (German National Socialist German Workers' Party / Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) multi-piece embroidered centre wool armband with RZM paper tag. Excellent lightly worn and used condition. *Reduced* $150

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#MP97 Heer cap eagle
Original Second World War German Heer subdued cap eagle. Worn and uniform removed from a cap that was part of an unattributed Canadian veteran grouping. This would be ideal for restoring a cap or for an insignia display. $50
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#SA21 Heer EM/NCO's M36 pattern chest eagle
Original Second World War German Heer EM/NCO's early M36 pattern chest eagle badge removed from a tunic. Constructed of off white rayon threads on a fine woven bottle green rayon base. Appealing worn and uniform removed condition with some remnants of the attachment threads remaining. This eagle was found in Canada and is presumably a Canadian soldiers souvenir from the European campaign. $50

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#SA27 Heer EM/NCO's M36 pattern chest eagle
Original Second World War German Heer EM/NCO's early M36 pattern chest eagle badge removed from a tunic. Constructed of off white rayon threads on a fine woven bottle green rayon base. Appealing worn and uniform removed condition with some remnants of the attachment threads remaining. This eagle was found in Canada and is presumably a Canadian soldiers souvenir from the European campaign. $50

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#SA13 Heer EM/NCO's subdued pattern chest eagle, uniform removed
Original Second World War German Heer EM/NCO's subdued pattern chest eagle badge removed from a tunic. Constructed of light grey rayon threads on a fine woven green rayon base. Appealing worn and uniform removed condition. This beautiful eagle was found in Canada and is presumably a Canadian soldiers souvenier from the European campaign. This example would be ideal for restoring a tunic, or expanding your insignia collection and display. $50

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#G2532 Late war Heer EM/NCO chest eagle
Original Second World War German Heer EM/NCO chest eagle. Late war embroidered example, likely 1944-1945 production. Excellent condition unissued example. $50

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#G2723 Enlisted Heer cap eagle
Original Second World War German Heer subdued pattern cap eagle for an enlisted soldier. This would be put on the cap above a cockade, for a two-piece cap insignia layout. The badge is constructed of light grey rayon threads on a fine woven green rayon base. Unused condition cut from a factory roll. $40

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#G2701 Kriegsmarine EM/NCO's chest eagle, uniform removed
Original Second World War German Kriegsmarine EM/NCO's chest eagle badge removed from a tunic. Constructed of yellow rayon threads on a fine woven rayon base. Appealing worn and uniform removed condition. This eagle was discovered in a Canadian estate and is presumably a Canadian soldiers souvenir from liberating the coastal regions. This example would be ideal for restoring a tunic, or expanding your insignia collection and display. $50

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#PR37 Judicial officials chest eagle
Original Second World War Judicial officials chest eagle. Very high quality construction with silver threads. Worn and uniform removed condition, these were worn on judges robes. $200

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#G2740 Gebirgsjäger visor cap Edelweiss
Original Second World War German Gebirgsjäger visor cap Edelweiss metal badge. It is late war quality manufactured from stamped zinc with a brass centre. Appears unused. $40

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#G2737 Panzer Grenadier / Gebirgsjäger signal personnel trade badge
Original Second World War Panzer Grenadier / Gebirgsjäger Wehrmacht signal personnel trade badge. Embroidered version on badge grade felt with green Waffenfarbe (Branch-of-service colour or corps colour). Unissued / unused example. $20

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#WS7 DLRG stick pin
Original Second World War German DLRG stickpin in silver. The D.L.R.G. (German Lifesaving Society) was a paramilitary organization, with awards that could be worn on military uniforms. The stickpin was discovered and consigned from South Africa, and is presumably a war trophy from a Union of South Africa soldier serving with the British Empire forces in the North African campaign. $30

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#SJ3 Hitler-Jugend "Legend of Widukind” die stamped tinnie
Original Second World War Hitler-Jugend (Hitler Youth) “Legend of Widukind” die stamped tinnie / pin. This is nice maker marked example, most are unmarked. Widukind was an 8th-century Saxon leader who resisted Charlemagne. Nazi ideology elevated Widukind as a symbol of Germanic independence, bravery, and defiance against foreign influence, making him a fitting figure for propaganda aimed at German youth. This pin was brought back as a captured souvenir by Sapper Herman Jorgensen of the Canadian Army and one of several items consigned by his estate. $75

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#SJ2 “Tag der Arbeit” die stamped tinnie
Original Second World War Nazi Party Labor Day “Tag der Arbeit” 1934 die stamped tinnie / pin. This is nice maker marked example, most are unmarked. Labor Day (also known as May Day) takes place on May 1 to celebrate laborers and the working classes. In April 1933, after the Nazi party took control of the German government, May 1 was appropriated as the “Day of National Work” with all celebrations organized by the government. On May 2, the Nazi party banned all independent trade-unions, bringing them under state control of the German Labor Front. This pin was brought back as a captured souvenir by Sapper Herman Jorgensen of the Canadian Army and one of several items consigned by his estate. $25

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#WS10 Reichskriegertag Kassel 1937 tinnie / badge
Original Second World War German Reichskriegertag Kassel 1937 tinnie / badge. Made of alloy, zinc based metal. 3.5 cm in diameter with attachment device intact to the reverse. The badge has some of the original silver paint wash still intact. Maker mark in high relief to the reverse. The badge is in overall good condition. The badge was discovered and consigned from South Africa, and is presumably a war trophy from a Union of South Africa soldier serving with the British Empire forces in the North African campaign. $30

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#G2664 Heer Obergefreiter rank chevron
Original Second World War German Heer "Obergefreiter" M36 bottle green rank chevron. Worn condition with remnants of the attachment threads still present. Likely removed in the field, this example surfaced in Canada and is a presumably Canadians soldiers souvenir. $30

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#JS3 Heer Obergefreiter rank chevron
Original Second World War Heer Obergefreiter rank chevron. Subdued tress applied to fieldgrey wool. Unused condition. $40

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#JS2 Heer Gefreiter rank chevron
Original Second World War Heer Gefreiter rank chevron. Subdued tress applied to fieldgrey wool. Unused condition. $40

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#RG230 Luftwaffe Hermann Göring Division collar tabs
Original Second World War Luftwaffe Hermann Göring Division collar tabs for a Flieger. White wool construction collar tabs with single alloy rank gulls and red rayon waffenfarbe piping. The collar tabs are mounted on tan buckram bases. Great set that appears to have been lightly worn. $300

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#RG259 Hermann Göring collar badges for a Obergefreiter
Original Second World War German collar badges for a Obergefreiter from the Hermann Göring Division. Matching pair in very good condition. $250

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#RG260 Hermann Göring collar badges for a Kanonier
Original Second World War German collar badges for a Kanonier from the Hermann Göring Division. Matching pair in very good condition. $250

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#PR19 Hermann Göring Division Leutnant's insignia group
Original Second World War Hermann Göring (HG) Division Leutnant’s insignia group. The group consists of: White HG Leutnant collar tabs with silver cord piping, additional silver cord for around the collar of a jacket, Leutnant shoulder boards, and an assortment of silver jacket buttons (Two small, four large). These items were all received together, and would have been stripped from the same uniform. Each item shows evidence of genuine service wear. This is a great group. $675

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#G2644 Air Gunner & Flight Engineer badge, embroidered
Original Second World War German Luftwaffe Air Gunner and Flight Engineer badge embroidered on cloth. This badge was awarded to qualified Air Gunners and Flight Engineers who had rendered two months of non-operational qualifying service, or participated in a minimum of five operational flights, the number of flights for the award would be reduced if the recipient was injured during service. Excellent condition example, either unissued or very lightly worn. *Reduced* $50​
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#G2766 Luftwaffe cap cockade
Original Second World War German Luftwaffe cap cockade. Standard embroidered example. Appears to be an unused example with some residue on the reverse. Ideal for restoring a cap. $20

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#RG54 Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten (RDB) membership pin
Original Second World War German Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten (RDB) membership pin. These were for wear by the Reich Federation of German Civil Servants or also known as National Socialist Civil Servants Federation, which was the trade union for German State Officials during the Third Reich.  This example is marked on the reverse with GES. GESCH. and intertwined RN maker logo.  Nice example with strong finish and no damage. $75
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#EC66 TeNo officer's sleeve eagle 
Original Second World War German TeNo (Technische Nothilfe) officer's sleeve eagle. Nice example in lightly worn and uniform removed condition. $125

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#RG23 Luftwaffe field division smock cutoff
Original Second World War German Luftwaffe (Air Force) national emblem cut off a Field Division smock with large chunk of smock still intact.  The national emblem is factory zig-zag stitched onto the splinter pattern camouflage smock material.  Shows field use and was crudely cut off the smock likely in the field by an allied soldier. Insignia was often cut directly off surrendering German soldier’s uniforms, a personal account of this practice can be found on page 373 of the book “Feuer!” written by Werner Adamczyk. *Sold*
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#RG130 Luftwaffe chest eagle cutoff
Original Second World War German Luftwaffe chest eagle cutoff. Allied veterans didn't also have the ability to liberate an entire uniform or cap, so they would cut patches off to keep as souvenirs from the battlefield. This is a nice example showing a factory machine applied zig-zag stitch eagle on standard Luftwaffe field grey uniform wool with remnant of the jackets rayon lining on the reverse. Insignia was often cut directly off surrendering German soldier’s uniforms, a personal account of this practice can be found on page 373 of the book “Feuer!” written by Werner Adamczyk. *Sold*

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#RG162 Waffen-SS "Totenkopf" collar tab set
Original Second World War German Waffen-SS collar tab set intended for wear on field uniforms of the 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf". The Totenkopf tab is the "Pumpkinhead" variant taken from the liberated Dachau storehouse by American soldiers of the 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions in April of 1945. It is constructed of fine black badge cloth with machine embroidered skull, reinforced by a tan buckram material visible on the reverse. SS uniforms were not badged at the factory, the collar tabs like these ones would be supplied and attached by a unit tailor to complete the soldier's uniform. The matching blank tab is the same and correct to complete the set for an enlisted member. This is a true unissued souvenir set from the famous liberation of Dachau and is one of the most iconic pieces of SS regalia. *Sold*

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#G2483 Heer EM/NCO’s tropical chest eagle, uniform removed
Original Second World War German Heer EM/NCO's tropical national eagle badge removed from a tunic. Constructed of light grey rayon threads on a fine woven tan rayon base. Appealing worn and uniform removed condition. The woven rayon base can be folded and easily re-applied to a uniform. Ideal example for restoring a worn tropical Heer tunic or display with a cut-off collection. Very scarce to find like this. *Sold*

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#G2649 "AFRIKAKORPS" cuff title
Original Second World War German “AFRIKAKORPS” cuff title / sleeveband. Featuring flat silver threads that are machine woven on a tan and green band. This example appears to be lightly worn and uniform removed, in very nice condition. *Sold*

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#RR1 Waffen-SS cap skull, machine woven
Original Second World War German Waffen-SS machine woven cap skull. Pristine condition, from a captured roll of insignia and never mounted. Textbook rayon base and construction with each thread exactly how it should be, enlarge the images to see the fine details. *Sold*

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#SA18 Waffen-SS sleeve eagle, Dachau Clothing Works
Original Second World War German Waffen-SS Sleeve Eagle. This is a mint unissued example of a Dachau Clothing Works produced SS sleeve eagle. This item surfaced in the United States and is presumably an American soldiers wartime souvenir. The American military liberated the Dachau clothing stores and captured a lot of insignia in the facility. Textbook example in perfect condition. *Sold*

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#FF8 "Fallschirm-Division" Fallschirmjäger cuff title
Original Second World War German “Fallschirm-Division” Fallschirmjäger cuff title. Embroidered on dark green badge grade material that would have been sewn onto a uniform. Very nice condition without any mothing showing just some patina from age, likely unissued. *Sold*

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#FF37 Embroidered Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
Original Second World War German Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (Parachutist Badge). This is an embroidered version of the badge, awarded to Wehrmacht personnel including Fallschirmjäger’s who were qualified as parachutists. Worn and uniform removed condition. *Sold*

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#G2224 Jäger's sleeve badge
Original Second World War German Jäger Division sleeve badge for mountain troops. Machine woven, worn, and uniform removed example  with a small section of original thread still hanging on. *Sold*
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#G2462 Officer's panzer wrap chest eagle, flatwire
Original Second World War German panzer officer's chest eagle for the black panzer wrap. Textbook example constructed of silver flatwire machine embroidered on a black rayon base. This badge would be essential for restoring an original panzer officer's wrap. Originals rarely ever come for sale, scarce. *Sold*

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#WS3 Heer EM/NCO’s tropical chest eagle, uniform removed
Original Second World War German Heer EM/NCO's tropical national eagle badge removed from a tunic. Constructed of light grey rayon threads on a fine woven tan rayon base. Appealing worn and uniform removed condition, with interesting remnants of attachment threads. This great badge was discovered and consigned from South Africa, and is presumably a war trophy from a Union of South Africa soldier serving with the British Empire forces in the North African campaign. *Sold*

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#G2573 Heer Panzer EM/NCO M36 chest eagle, uniform removed
Original Second World War German Heer Panzer EM/NCO's M36 national eagle chest badge removed from a tunic. Early war example constructed of white rayon threads on a fine woven black rayon base. Appealing worn and carefully uniform removed condition. The woven rayon base is folded and easily re-applied to a uniform. Ideal example for restoring a Heer Panzer tunic or for a worn badge collection. Not common to find in this condition. *Sold*

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