- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-36.01.01, 1918 Black Wound Badge, 1918
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- Awarded to military personnel wounded in combat
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German military badges
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Wartime combat operations
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Wound Badge (World War I)
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English, language
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Germany (1900 -- 1939)
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The First World War, 1914 -- 1918
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Black Wound Badge
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German imperial army, 1900 -- 1918
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Imperial German military command (1918)
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German Imperial Government (1871 -- 1918)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-36.01.02, A ribbon, Squadron Boelcke, 1916
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This ribbon signified affiliation with the Boelke air force squadron in the German Imperial Army.
Oswald Boelcke (19 May 1891 – 28 October 1916) was a German flying ace of the First World War and one of the most influential patrol leaders and tacticians of the early years of air combat. Boelcke is considered the father of the German fighter air force, as well as the "Father of Air Fighting Tactics"; he was the first to formalize rules of air fighting, which he presented as the Dicta Boelcke. While he promulgated rules for the individual pilot, his main concern was the use of formation fighting rather than single effort.
Boelcke was appointed commander of his hand-picked group of pilots on 30 August 1916.
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The First World War, 1914 -- 1918
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Combat in the air, 1914 -- 1918
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German fighter air force, 1914 -- 1918
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Fighter air force tactics
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Flying Clasp (World War I)
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English, language
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German, language
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Germany (1900 -- 1939)
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Squadron Boelcke
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Boelcke, Oswald (1891 -- 1916)
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Wartime combat operations
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Imperial German military command (1918)
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Imperial German Air Force, 1914 -- 1918 (1914 -- 1918)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-36.01.03, Badges and pin with swastika, circa 1933-1945
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A badge and pin with a swastika.
1.) The round badge reads "National Socialist German Worker's Party," and is a party badge.
2.) The diamond-shaped pin is related to the membership Hitler Jugend organization.
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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Hitler Jugend
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German, language
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English, language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (German Worker's Party)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-36.01.04, Close Combat Clasp in gold, circa 1942
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The Close Combat Clasp (German: Nahkampfspange) is a German military award instituted on 25 November 1942 for achievement in hand to hand fighting in close quarters. The Close Combat Clasp was worn above the upper left uniform pocket. The clasp was die-cast and made of either tombac or later zinc, with a slightly curved and hand centerpiece consisting of the national emblem surmounting a crossed bayonet and hand grenade.
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Close Combat Clasp (Nazi-Germany)
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English, language
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swastika
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-36.01.05, Crimean or Krim campaign shield, 1942
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Crimean or "Krim" campaign shield, Krimschild.
The Crimea Shield (known as "Krim" Shield to collectors) was awarded to German soldiers under the command of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein who fought and captured Crimea (Krim in German) in between September 1941 and July 1942. The Crimea Shield was instituted on 25 July 1942 and was the most widely distributed of the shields with approximately 250,000 being handed out.
From 21 September 1941 until 4 July 1942 German soldiers faced severe opposition from the Russian army while attempting to capture the important Black Sea ports around Sevastopol.
This particularly difficult campaign was recognized in the form of the Shield.
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Campaign Shield (Nazi-Germany)
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Crimea "Krim" Shield
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Germany (1939--1945)
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English, language
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German military badges
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Wartime combat operations
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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swastika
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-36.01.06, Driver proficiency award in silver, circa 1942
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A series of three Drivers Proficiency Badges were distributed in bronze, silver and gold. First introduced on October 23, 1942, with qualifications for award of the badges being retroactive to December 1, 1940. The criteria for award of one of the badges varied with exceptional driving ability and vehicle maintenance being the main considerations. The badges were awarded to both Wehrmacht and civilian personnel who fulfilled the required criteria. When awarded the badge was worn on the lower left sleeve of the field blouse and service tunic. This example, in silver, is the second of the three grades.
Stamped alloy construction. The badge is in the form of an embossed, circular laurel leaf wreath encompassing an embossed steering wheel on a pebbled background field. The reverse is a mirror image of the obverse and all four attachment prongs are intact. Unmarked.
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Driver Proficiency Award (Nazi-Germany)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Germany (1939--1945)
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English, language
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German military badges
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Wartime combat operations
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Driver's Proficiency Award
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-36.01.07, Early SA (Storm Troops) belt buckle, circa 1933-1939
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Early SA, Sturm Abteilung (storm troops) buckle.
The Sturmabteilung (SA); Storm Detachment or Assault Division, or Brownshirts) functioned as the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party. It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Their main assignments were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of the opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties (esp. the Rotfrontkämpferbund) and intimidating Jewish citizens (e.g. the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses).
The SA was the first Nazi paramilitary group to develop pseudo-military titles for bestowal upon its members. The SA ranks were adopted by several other Nazi Party groups, chief amongst them the SS, itself originally a branch of the SA. SA men were often called "brownshirts" for the colour of their uniforms (similar to Benito Mussolini's blackshirts). Brown-coloured shirts were chosen as the SA uniform because a large batch of them were cheaply available after World War I, having originally been ordered during the war for colonial troops posted to Germany's former African colonies.
The SA became disempowered after Adolf Hitler ordered the "Blood purge" of 1934. This event became known as the Night of the Long Knives. The SA was effectively superseded by the SS, although it was not formally dissolved and banned until after the Third Reich's final capitulation to the Allied powers in 1945.
(Wikipedia)
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Stormtroopers (SA), paramilitary wing of the Nazi party
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swastika
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Germany (1918--1933)
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English, language
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-36.01.08, German African Corps buckle, circa 1943
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German African Corps buckel (DAK, Deutches Afrika Korp) which reads "God with Us." Belt maker is Gustav Hermann Osang.
The Afrika Korps formed upon Adolf Hitler's personal orders on 11 January 1941. Hitler picked Erwin Rommel to be their commander on 12 February 1941 (Rommel himself landed on African soil in Libya on 14 February 1941 to begin leading his forces that would be brought into action). The German Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, OKW) and Army High Command (Oberkommando des Heeres, OKH) had decided to send a "blocking force" (Sperrverband) to Libya to support the Italian army. The Italian army group had been routed by the British Commonwealth Western Desert Force in Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941).
After the defeat at El Alamein and the Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria Operation Torch, the OKW once more upgraded its presence in Africa by creating the XC Army Corps in Tunisia on 19 November 1942, and then creating a new 5th Panzer Army headquarters there as well on 8 December, under the command of Colonel-General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim.
On 23 February 1943, Panzer Army Africa—now called the German-Italian Panzer Army—was redesignated as the Italian 1st Army and put under the command of Italian general Giovanni Messe, while Rommel was placed in command of a new Army Group Africa (Heeresgruppe Afrika), created to control both the Italian 1st Army and the 5th Panzer Army. The remnants of the Afrikakorps and other surviving units of the 1st Italian Army retreated into Tunisia. Command of the Army Group was turned over to von Arnim in March. On 13 May, remnants of the Afrikakorps surrendered, along with all other remaining Axis forces in North Africa.
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Afrika Korps (Nazi-Germany)
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Battle in North Africa
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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English, language
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Stormtroopers (SA), paramilitary wing of the Nazi party
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German, language
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-36.01.09, German Field Gendarmerie Gorget, circa 1933-1935
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When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Feldgendarmerie were reintroduced into the Wehrmacht. The new units received full infantry training and were given extensive police powers. A military police school was set up at Potsdam, near Berlin to train Feldgendarmerie personnel. Subjects included Criminal code, general and special police powers, reporting duties, passport and identification law, weapons drill, self-defence techniques, criminal police methodology, and general administration.
All prospective candidates served at a Feldgendarmerie command after the first term of examinations. Courses lasted one year and failure rates were high: in 1935 only 89 soldiers graduated from an initial intake of 219 candidates. Feldgendarmerie were employed within army divisions and as self-contained units under the command of an army corps. They often worked in close cooperation with the Geheime Feldpolizei (English: Secret Field Police), district commanders and SS and Police Leaders.
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A gorget is a from the French gorge meaning throat, was originally a band of linen wrapped around a woman's neck and head in the medieval period, or the lower part of a simple chaperon hood. The term subsequently described a steel or leather collar designed to protect the throat, a set of pieces of plate armour, or a single piece of plate armour hanging from the neck and covering the throat and chest. Later, particularly from the 18th century onwards, the gorget became primarily ornamental, serving only as a symbolic accessory on military uniforms, a use which has survived to the modern day in some armies.
(Wikipedia)
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Field Gendarmerie (Nazi-Germany)
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swastika
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Germany (1933 -- 1939)
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English, language
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German, language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-36.01.10, German Military Epaulette, Wehrmacht, circa 1933--1945
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- German military epaulettes with a "four chord" style. Four different styles of the epaulette are shown.
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
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SS Obersturmfuehrer Josten
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Germany (1939--1945)
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English, language
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German, language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-36.01.11, Helmet, A page from old catalogue, circa 1939--1945
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- A page from the catalogue of the Martyrs Memorial and Museum of the Holocaust worksheet describing a steel helmet with a leather liner and strap. The helmet was acquired on May 8, 1945.
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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English, language
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Documents in English language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Holocaust museums
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swastika
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-36.01.12, Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend) buckle, circa 1933--1945
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Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend) buckle.
Sign: Blut und Ehre- Blood and Honor.
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Hitler Jugend
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Blut und Ehre or Blood and Honor (Hitlerjugend), Hiltler Youth organziation
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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swastika
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English, language
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German, language
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Nazi war propaganda
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-36.01.13, Insignia for a German military hat, circa 1939--1945
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- Military hat insignia, metal.
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swastika
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Nazi-German insignias
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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English, language
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-36.01.14, Iron Cross, Second Class, with ribbon, circa 1845--1945
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The Iron Cross is a cross symbol typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after 1219 when the Kingdom of Jerusalem granted the Teutonic Order the right to combine the Teutonic Black Cross placed above a silver Cross of Jerusalem.
The military decoration called the Iron Cross which existed in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire and Third Reich, was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on the 10th of March in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars. The recommissioned Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and World War II. The Iron Cross was normally a military decoration only, though there were instances of it being awarded to civilians for performing military functions. Two examples of this were civilian test pilots Hanna Reitsch and Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, who were awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class and 2nd Class respectively for their actions as pilots during World War II.
The Iron Cross was used as the symbol of the German Army from 1871 to March/April 1918, when it was replaced by a simpler Greek cross. The Iron Cross was reintroduced as an award in the German Army in 1939 with a Swastika added in the center during the Third Reich in World War II. In 1956, the Iron Cross resumed its German military usage, as it became the symbol of the Bundeswehr, the modern German armed forces. The traditional design is black and this design is used on armored vehicles and aircraft. A newer design in blue and silver is used as the emblem in other contexts.
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Iron Cross medallion (Nazi-Germany)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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swastika
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English, language
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-36.01.15, War merit cross, First Class with swords, circa 1939--1945
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- The War Merit Cross (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a decoration of Nazi Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel.
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War Merit Cross (Nazi-Germany)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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English, language
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-36.01.16, Iron Cross, First Class, pin back, 1939--1945
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- Iron Cross First Class for the Polish 1939 Campign with pin back.
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Iron Cross medallion (Nazi-Germany)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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swastika
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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English, language
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-36.01.17, Iron Cross, Second Class, with ribbon, circa 1939--1945
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- Iron Cross, Second Class with ribbon. The badge is dated for the 1939 campaign.
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Iron Cross medallion (Nazi-Germany)
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1939--1945)
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-36.01.18, Iron Cross, Second Class, 1939 Campaign, circa 1939--1945
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- Iron Cross, Second class, 1939 campaign medallion.
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Iron Cross medallion (Nazi-Germany)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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swastika
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1939--1945)
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English, language
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-36.01.19, Nazi eagles sewn to uniform, circa 1939--1945
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- Nazi eagles that were sewn to the uniforms.
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swastika
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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English, language
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Germany (1939--1945)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-36.01.20, Nazi flagpole topper, circa 1939--1945
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- A Nazi flagpole topper.
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Nazi flag
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Nazi-German banners
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swastika
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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English, language
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-36.01.21, Non-commissioned officer's steel buckle, circa 1939--1945
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- A non-commissioned officer's steel buckle that reads 'God With Us."
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swastika
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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English, language
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German, language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-36.01.22, Painted NSDAP (Nazi Party) Pin, circa 1933--1945
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- A painted NSDAP (Nazi Party) pin. It reads, "National Social German Worker's Party."
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swastika
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Nazi Party, membership
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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English, language
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German, language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-36.01.23, Police officer's dress buckle, circa 1933--1945
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- A police officer's dress buckle.
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Police and Security forces, 1939 --1945
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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German, language
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English, language
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swastika
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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German police authorities in Germany (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-36.01.24, Russian campaign medal with ribbon, circa 1939--1945
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A Russian campaign medal with ribbon.
The Eastern Front Medal, (Winterschlacht Im Osten), more commonly known as the Ostmedaille was instituted on May 26, 1942 to mark service on the German Eastern Front (World War II) during the period November 15, 1941 to April 15, 1942. It was commissioned to recognize the hardship endured by German and Axis Powers personnel, combatant or non-combatant, during the especially bitter Russian winter of '41/'42. It was wryly called the "Gefrierfleischorden" (Frozen Meat Medal) by Heer, Luftwaffe & Waffen-SS personnel to whom it was awarded.
(Wikipedia)
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Campaign Shield (Nazi-Germany)
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German invasion of the USSR, 22 June 1941
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German war against the USSR, 1941 -- 1945
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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English, language
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German, language
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The USSR (1941--1945)
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-36.01.25, Russian campaign medal, front and rear view, 1941-1942, circa 1942--1945
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- A Russian campaign medal dated 1941-1942, with a front and rear view of the medal.
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swastika
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Campaign Shield (Nazi-Germany)
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German invasion of the USSR, 22 June 1941
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German war against the USSR, 1941 -- 1945
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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English, language
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German, language
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The USSR (1941--1945)
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-36.01.26, S.A. badge, circa 1933--1945
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The SA Sports Badge was a decoration of Nazi Germany that was issued between the years 1933 and 1945. It was a political version of the much more generic German Sports Badge which was also issued in great numbers by the Nazis.
The SA Sports Badge was issued in three grades (bronze, silver, and gold) as well as a special version known as the "SA Sports Badge for War Wounded". The wounded version was implemented in 1940 for those military veterans of the Wehrmacht who had been wounded in combat and could no longer perform the physical feats required for the normal SA Sports Badge. The wounded version of the badge was designed with different criteria and only those rated with a disability could qualify for the badge.
Although originally designed as a physical fitness badge for Nazi stormtroopers, the SA Sports Badge was issued across every German military and paramilitary organization. Indeed, the SS held the SA Sports Badge in high regard, and many of its senior members, Heinrich Himmler, Karl Wolff, and Arthur Nebe among them, qualified for the decoration. The badge was also commonly issued to the Wehrmacht and was one of the few political decorations that the armed forces allowed to freely be displayed on a military uniform (other such decorations included the Blood Order and the Golden Party Badge).
By 1943, a similar sports badge had been created for non-Germans attached to the Germanic-SS. Known as the Germanic Proficiency Runes, this award was issued in two grades (bronze and silver) with similar physical tests as those required for the SA Sports Badge.
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Stormtroopers (SA), paramilitary wing of the Nazi party
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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English, language
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-36.01.27, Second Class Iron Cross, with ribbon, circa 1939--1945
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- An Iron Cross, Second class with a ribbon attached. It is dated for the 1939 campaign.
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Iron Cross medallion (Nazi-Germany)
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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swastika
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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English, language
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-36.01.28, SS badge for the SS Gruppe West of Frankfurt am Main, inscription Deployment on Section XI, circa 1933--1945
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SS badge: Gruppe West, Frankfurt am Main: Aufmarsch Abschnitt XI.
Inscription reads, "Deployment on Section XI."
The Schutzstaffel, translated to Protection Squadron or defence corps, abbreviated SS, was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP). It began at the end of 1920 as a small, permanent guard unit known as the "Saal-Schutz" (Hall-Protection) made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for Nazi Party meetings in Munich. Later in 1925, Heinrich Himmler joined the unit which had by then been reformed and renamed the "Schutz-Staffel". Under Himmler's leadership (1929–45), it grew from a small paramilitary formation to one of the largest and most powerful organizations in the Third Reich. Built upon the Nazi ideology, the SS under Himmler's command was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during World War II (1939–45). The SS, along with the Nazi Party, was declared a criminal organization by the International Military Tribunal, and banned in Germany after 1945.
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Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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swastika
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SS and administrative personnel, German
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Schutzstaffel (SS)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Totenkopf (skull and bones of SS)
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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English, language
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German, language
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Schutzstaffel aka SS (Nazi-German paramilitary organization) (circa 1929--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-36.01.29, Tank Assault Badge, circa 1939--1945
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The Tank Combat Badge, or Panzer Badge, first existed in the German Army during World War I, and was later issued again after the Spanish Civil War.
The World War I version showed a German A7V tank within a wreath surmounted by a Totenkopf ("death's head").
The Panzer Badge was introduced on December 20, 1939, in order to recognize the achievements of Panzer personnel who took part in armored assaults. It was designed by Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus of Berlin, and was instituted by order of Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch. On June 6, 1940, a separate class of the badge, in Bronze, was added in order to recognize the crews of armored vehicles other than tanks. The badge was presented in a paper packet with the name of the award printed on the outside. The award document that was awarded with it was the common type that had the particulars of the recipient (rank, name) and the authorizing signature of an officer. The Panzer Badge was worn on the left tunic pocket. The Bronze Panzer Badge was authorized for armored personnel and Panzergrenadier units equipped with armored vehicles. It was also to be presented to members of armored reconnaissance groups and rifle battalions of Panzer divisions. The authorization of these badges was usually done at a regimental or divisional level.
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Panzer Badge or Tank Combat Badge (Nazi-Germany)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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swastika
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Germany (1939--1945)
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English, language
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-36.01.30, Two Wound Badges, black and gold, circa 1939--1945
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Two wound badges in black and gold.
Wound Badge (German: das Verwundetenabzeichen) was a German military award for wounded or frostbitten soldiers of Imperial German Army in World War I, the Reichswehr between the wars, and the Wehrmacht, SS and the auxiliary service organizations during the Second World War. After March 1943, due to the increasing number of Allied bombings, it was also awarded to injured civilians. It was ultimately one of the most common of all Third Reich decorations, yet also one of the most highly prized, since it had to be "bought with blood".
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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swastika
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Wound Badge (Nazi-Germany)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Germany (1939--1945)
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English, language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-36.01.31, War Merit Cross, rear side, 1939, circa 1939--1945
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- A rear view of the war merit cross badge for the years 1939.
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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War Merit Cross (Nazi-Germany)
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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English, language
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
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Goverment of Nazi Germany (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 32: RG-36.01.32, Wound Badge in silver, circa 1939--1945
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- A silver wound badge.
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Wound Badge (Nazi-Germany)
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swastika
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Germany (1939--1945)
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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English, language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 33: RG-36.01.33, Wound Badge in black, circa 1939--1945
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- A wound badge in black.
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swastika
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Wound Badge (Nazi-Germany)
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Germany (1939--1945)
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English, language
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 34: RG-36.01.34, NSFK insignia, circa 1937--1945
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The National Socialist Flyers Corps (German: Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps; NSFK) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that was founded April 15, 1937 as a successor to the German Air Sports Association; the latter had been active during the years when a German Air Force was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles. The organization was based closely on the organization of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and maintained a system of paramilitary ranks closely associated with the SA. A similar group was the National Socialist Motor Corps.
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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swastika
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National Socialist Flyers Corps or NSFK (Nazi-German paramilitary organization)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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National Sozialistische Fliegerkorp (NSFK) (1937 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 35: RG-36.01.35, Nazi Pin, circa 1933--1945
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- A Nazi membership pin.
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Nazi Party, membership
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 36: RG-36.01.36, Ich Hatt Einen Kameraden Medallion (I had a comrade), circa 1919--1933
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Der gute Kamerad" ("The good Comrade"), also known as "I had a comrade in arms", is a traditional lament of the German Armed Forces. The text was written by the German poet Ludwig Uhland in 1809. In 1825, the composer Friedrich Silcher set it to music.
"The Good Comrade" plays an important ceremonial role in the German Armed Forces and is an integral part of a military funeral. The song has also become traditional in obsequies of the Military of Austria, the Austrian firebrigades and the highly prussianized Chilean Army. It is also used to some degree in the French Army, particularly in the Foreign Legion. When the song is played, soldiers are to salute, an honour otherwise reserved for national anthems only.
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It is a lamentation for a dead comrade.
Reverse of a token has a horizontal inscription in capital letters running in seven rows: “Those who have received this token of iron have helped with the adornment of resting paces of our brave ones”
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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German, language
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Government of German Empire (1918)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 37: RG-36.01.37, Nazi-era Medallion, circa 1933--1945
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- A Nazi-era medallion dated for a 1937 campaign.
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swastika
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 38: RG-36.01.38, Red Nazi armband with black stripes, circa 1933--1945
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- A red Nazi armband with black stripes.
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Nazi armband
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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swastika
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Nazi Party, membership
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 39: RG-36.01.39, Triangular badge, 1939--1945
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- A triangular badge with a tank description and yellow, red, and blue colors. There is also a number 12 in thr corner.
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 40: RG-36.01.40, Red and white Nazi armband, circa 1933--1945
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- A red and white Nazi armband.
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Nazi armband
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swastika
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Nazi Party, membership
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 41: RG-36.01.41, White cloth with eagle and swastika patch, circa 1933--1945
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- A white cloth patch with an eagle and swastika.
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swastika
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Nazi Party, membership
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
- Creators:
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 42: RG-36.01.42, Black armband, circa 1933--1945
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- A black armband with a swastika and Nazi badge sewn on.
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Nazi armband
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swastika
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Nazi Party, membership
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German, language
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
- Creators:
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 43: RG-36.01.43, Red Nazi armband with sticker, circa 1933--1945
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- A red Nazi armband with a purchase sticker.
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Nazi armband
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Nazi Party, membership
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German, language
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 44: RG-36.01.44, Red Nazi armband with pin, circa 1933--1945
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- A red Nazi armband with pins.
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Nazi armband
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Nazi Party, membership
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
- Creators:
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 45: RG-36.01.45, Yellow Deutsche Wehrmacht armband, circa 1933--1945
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- A yellow armband that reads, "Deutsche Wehrmacht."
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Nazi Party, membership
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Nazi armband
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German, language
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 46: RG-36.01.46, Red and white diamond Nazi patch, circa 1933--1945
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- A red and white diamond-shaped Nazi patch.
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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Nazi Party, membership
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
- Creators:
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 47: RG-36.01.47, Yellow skull and crossbones handkerchief, circa 1933--1945
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- A yellow handkerchief with a skull and crossbones print.
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Totenkopf (skull and bones of SS)
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NSDAP (Nazi Party) symbols and decorations
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Nazi Party, membership
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
- Creators:
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 48: RG-36.01.48, Blue National Socialist Party pin, circa 1933--1945
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- A blue swastika pin.
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NSDAP (Nazi Party) symbols and decorations
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi Party, membership
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
- Creators:
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Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 49: RG-36.01.49, Personal black ammo pouch with state emblem, circa 1939--1945
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- A black ammo pouch with a Nazi state emblem.
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swastika
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 50: RG-36.01.50, Skull and bones pin, circa 1933--1945
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- Skull and bones pin.
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Totenkopf (skull and bones of SS)
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Schutzstaffel aka SS (Nazi-German paramilitary organization) (circa 1929--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 51: RG-36.01.51, Metal swastika with two irregular segments, circa 1933--1945
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- A swastika made of metal, with two irregular corners.
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swastika
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 52: RG-36.01.52, Cross inset with diamond (or ersatz gemstone), circa 1850--1945
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- Cross inset with a diamond or ersatz gemstone.
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 53: RG-36.01.53, Nazi eagle brooch, circa 1933--1945
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- A golden Nazi brooch with an eagle carrying the swastika.
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swastika
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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English, language
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 54: RG-36.01.54, Belt buckle featuring an eagle clutching a swastika, circa 1933--1945
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- A belt buckle featuring an eagle clutching a swastika.
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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NSDAP (Nazi Party) symbols and decorations
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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swastika
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Germany Military Command (May, 1945)
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Wehrmacht (German Army) (1939--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 55: RG-36.01.55, Einsatzsturm der NSDAP, 1944, 1945
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- An armband that reads, "Einsatzsturm der NSDAP." a special forces mobilized out of the general German population by the Nazi party to defend Germany. In the corner is a Nazi stamp.
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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NSDAP (Nazi Party) symbols and decorations
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swastika
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Nazi armband
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German, language
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
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Germany (1933 -- 1945)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
- Creators:
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NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party (1933 -- 1945)
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
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Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 56: RG-36.01.56, Nazi lapel pin with Nazi swastika insignia and eagle
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- Nazi Lapel pin with Nazi swastika insignia and eagle, date unknown.
- Arrangement: Item-level - pin.
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Extent: 1 - pin
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Nazi party
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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swastika
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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German Armed Forces, Wehrmacht
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Nazi Party
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Nazi Party, agencies (1933 -- 1945)
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Nazi Military Authorities, 1933-1945
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 57: RG-36.01.57, National-Sozialistiche D.A.P. lapel pin red, white and gold, unknown
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- WWII National-Sozialistiche D.A.P (Nazi Party) pin. White enamel background with a black swastika encircled in a red circle with the words 'National-Socialistische-D.A.P' written in gold. Exact date unknown.
- Arrangement: Item-Level - pin
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Extent: 1 pin
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Language: German
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 58: RG-36.01.58, Hitler Youth belt buckle with 'Blut und Ehre' inscription, 1933-1945
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- Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend) buckle, with 'Blut und Ehre' ('Blood and Honor') inscription.
- Arrangement: Item-level - belt buckle
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Extent: 1 belt buckle
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Language: German
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Blut und Ehre or Blood and Honor (Hitlerjugend), Hiltler Youth organziation
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Hitler-Jugend (HJ), Hitler Youth, German term
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Hitler Jugend
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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Second World War, 1939 -- 1945
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swastika
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
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Hitler Youth (1933-1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 59: RG-36.01.59, WWII German Police supporter pin, 1942, 1942
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- WWII German Police pin issued to individuals who contributed to the force, dated 1942. The design consists of an eagle with the wings fully spread placed in front of a wreath. The talons are cluthing a smaller wreath that bears a swastika. The back has a metal pin.
- Arrangement: Item level - pin
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Extent: One item
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 60: RG-36.01.60, Cross of Honor of the German Mother, Dec. 1938, Dec. 1938
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- The Cross of Honor of the German Mother was a state decoration given to German mothers to promote population growth. Eligible mothers were awarded a bronze cross for having four or five children, a silver cross for six or seven children, and gold cross for eight or more children.
- Arrangement: Item-level - metal cross and ribbon
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Extent: 1 item
- Subject/Index Terms:
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Germany
- Creators:
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Government of Nazi Germany (1933--1945)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 61: RG-36.01.61, German Cross in Gold Cloth Badge
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- The German Cross was a military decoration, awarded in gold order for repeated acts of bravery or achievement in combat and in silver for distinguished non-combat service. A cloth badge was issued for the Gold German Crossto be worn during combat. The gold laurel wreath is missing from this artifact.
- Arrangement: Item-level - cloth badge
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Extent: 1 item
- Subject/Index Terms:
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German military badges
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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swastika
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 62: RG-36.01.62, DRL (Deutsche Reichsbund für Leibesübungen) German Sports Badge in Bronze, 1933-1945, 1933-1945
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- Subject/Index Terms:
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NSDAP (Nazi Party) symbols and decorations
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Nazi-German decorations, medals and awards
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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Nazi Germany, public and sports organizations, 1933 -- 1945
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Nazi Germany, public and sports organizations, artifacts, 1933 -- 1945
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 63: RG-36.01.63, Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Belt Buckle, 1933-1945, 1933-1945
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- Subject/Index Terms:
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swastika
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
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Military Uniforms (Nazi-German)
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NSDAP (Nazi Party) symbols and decorations
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Luftwaffe (German Air Force)
- Document/Artifact of Item-Level 64: RG-36.01.64, German Cross Gold Order Badge, 1941, 1941
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- The German Cross was a military decoration, awarded in gold order for repeated acts of bravery or achievement in combat and in silver for distinguished non-combat service.
- Subject/Index Terms:
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German military badges
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Nazi-German pins and badges
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swastika
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Military and Civil decorations, medals and insignias
- Creators:
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Nazi Military Authorities, 1933-1945