German 1938 Naval Comradeship Association Commemorative Ribbon - Mar.-Kam. Gummersbach
A woven blue commemorative ribbon marking the 25-year anniversary ("25-jaehr. Bestehen") of the Marine-Kameradschaft (naval comradeship association) of Gummersbach, dated 2 and 3 July 1938. The ribbon is woven in yellow, white, and black thread with an eagle-and-swastika emblem at the top, a depiction of a warship at center, and the slogans "Seefahrt tut not" ("Seafaring is a necessity") and "Kolonien heraus" ("Colonies out") below, accompanied by an anchor and a small flag motif bearing a swastika. A metal mounting bar with a fabric loop is fixed at the top edge for display or wear.
Such ribbons were produced for regional veterans' and naval association gatherings during the 1930s, commemorating local chapters of Marine-Kameradschaften that brought together former naval servicemen. The slogans reflect period nationalist rhetoric tied to naval expansion and colonial revisionism circulating in Germany at the time.
Marine-Kameradschaften were local associations of former Imperial German Navy servicemen that proliferated across Germany after 1918, providing social bonds and commemorating wartime naval service; by the 1930s many such groups had been absorbed into or aligned with Nazi-affiliated veterans' organisations, adopting NSDAP symbolism such as the eagle-and-swastika. The slogan "Seefahrt tut not" was a well-known naval revivalist motto dating back to the pre-1914 fleet-building era, while "Kolonien heraus" reflected the widespread interwar demand for the return of Germany's former colonies, lost under the Treaty of Versailles. This particular ribbon marks a 1938 anniversary gathering of the Gummersbach chapter, a small-town commemorative event typical of the period's fusion of veteran remembrance with contemporary nationalist and expansionist politics.
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A woven blue commemorative ribbon marking the 25-year anniversary ("25-jaehr. Bestehen") of the Marine-Kameradschaft (naval comradeship association) of Gummersbach, dated 2 and 3 July 1938. The ribbon is woven in yellow, white, and black thread with an eagle-and-swastika emblem at the top, a depiction of a warship at center, and the slogans "Seefahrt tut not" ("Seafaring is a necessity") and "Kolonien heraus" ("Colonies out") below, accompanied by an anchor and a small flag motif bearing a swastika. A metal mounting bar with a fabric loop is fixed at the top edge for display or wear.
Such ribbons were produced for regional veterans' and naval association gatherings during the 1930s, commemorating local chapters of Marine-Kameradschaften that brought together former naval servicemen. The slogans reflect period nationalist rhetoric tied to naval expansion and colonial revisionism circulating in Germany at the time.
Marine-Kameradschaften were local associations of former Imperial German Navy servicemen that proliferated across Germany after 1918, providing social bonds and commemorating wartime naval service; by the 1930s many such groups had been absorbed into or aligned with Nazi-affiliated veterans' organisations, adopting NSDAP symbolism such as the eagle-and-swastika. The slogan "Seefahrt tut not" was a well-known naval revivalist motto dating back to the pre-1914 fleet-building era, while "Kolonien heraus" reflected the widespread interwar demand for the return of Germany's former colonies, lost under the Treaty of Versailles. This particular ribbon marks a 1938 anniversary gathering of the Gummersbach chapter, a small-town commemorative event typical of the period's fusion of veteran remembrance with contemporary nationalist and expansionist politics.
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