WWII NAZI GERMAN INSIGNIA HJ HEER LUFTWAFFE WW2

WWII German insignia lot to include 1) NARVIK CAMPAIGN SHIELD. Die stamped, alloy/zinc construction, shield featuring an embossed, stylized, national eagle with down-swept wings, clutching a wreathed, static swastika in its talons, to the top center, positioned above the embossed script, "Narvik 1940", an edelweiss flower and a crossed propeller and anchor. The edelweiss, propeller and anchor represent the Heer Gebirgsjäger, (Army Mountain troops), the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe respectively, that participated in the victory at Narvik. Wool fabric, backing plate and four of the original four prongs are complete. The Narvik Campaign shield was the first of a series of campaign shields to be introduced and was established by Adolf Hitler on August 19TH 1940 for award to all Wehrmacht, (Armed Forces), personnel who participated in the battle of Narvik Norway between April 9TH and June 9TH 1940. Of Note: Although the shield was officially introduced on August 19TH 1940 it wasn’t until September 12TH 1940 that the OKM, Oberkommando des Marine, (Navy High Command), published the issuing order, followed by the Luftwaffe, (Air-Force), the next day. The Kriegsmarine version of the shield was gilt washed while those awarded to Heer, (Army), and Luftwaffe personnel were silver washed. The shields were bestowed by Generalleutnant Eduard Dietl the commander of Army Group Narvik and it is alleged that a total of only 8,577 shields were awarded to all branches of service personnel. The shields were to be worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniform. The color of the backing material was to match that of the uniform it was to be worn on. 2) BDM "SÜDOST KARNTEN" DISTRICT SLEEVE TRIANGLE. Black rayon construction isosceles triangle with a machine woven Gothic script in two lines, "Südost Kärnten" in gray to its interior. The triangle is in overall excellent, unissued condition. The reverse of the has it original paper HJ RZM tag still in place. The BDM, Bund Deutscher Mädel, (League of German Girls), was the female counterpart of the male Hitler Jugend, (Hitler Youth), for girls aged 15-17, and was originally established in December 1928 as the Schwesternschaft der HJ, (Sisterhood of the HJ). In July 1930 the organization was re-designated Bund Deutscher Mädel and in April 1931 the JM, Jungmädelgruppe, (Young Girls Group), for girls aged 10-14, was established as the counterpart of the male Deutsche Jugend, (German Youth), On June 1ST 1932 the BDM/JM gained official status as an independent organization of the NSDAP. On January 1ST 1933 the HJ introduced a district sleeve triangle which identified the wearers unit location in the organizational control of the HJ, with the Obergebiet, (Higher Organizational Control), followed by the Gebiet, (Lower Organizational Control), until a restructuring in November 1936 replaced the Obergebiet level with the Obergau level. In April 1934 wear of the district sleeve triangles was extended to include BDM/JM personnel. The HJ district sleeve triangles featured golden yellow script while the BDM/JM district sleeve triangles utilized silver script. 3) NSDAP MEMBERSHIP BADGE NO. 25. Standard issue membership badge awarded to all personnel on acceptance as an official party member. Roughly 23mm diameter, die struck alloy badge NSDAP membership badge with multi-colored enamel work. Badge features a translucent red, circular outer border with embossed silvered script, "National-Sozialistiche-D.A.P.", encompassing a white enamel field with canted black enamel swastika. Pebbled field is visible below the translucent red enameled outer border. Reverse is well marked with embossed RZM logo with dual circular borders and manufacturers code, No. 25 indicating the maker Rudolf Reiling of Pforzheim. The NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), was originally founded in Munich as the DAP, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (German Worker’s Party), on January 5TH 1919. When Adolf Hitler joined the DAP in the autumn of 1919 he was to reform what was basically a debating society into an active political party. Appointed as the first chairman of the party on July 29TH 1921 Hitler was to restructure it along para-military lines in a hierarchy of four levels of government. Of Note: In late 1934 items manufactured for the NSKK, including membership pins, came under the quality control of the RZM, Reichzeugmeisterei, (National Equipment Quartermaster) and as a result were marked with the RZM logo when appropriate. Of Note: The RZM was official founded in June 1934 in Munich by the NSDAP as a Reich Hauptamt, (State Central Office), and was based on the earlier SA Quartermaster’s Department. The functions of the RZM were not only to procure and distribute items to Party formations, but also to approve chosen designs and to act as a quality control supervisor to ensure items manufactured for the Party met required specification and were standardized. 4) D.V.G. WESTMARK LAPEL PIN. A 24mm diameter, die struck alloy and enameled badge featuring a black outer border, edged in silver, with the silver script, "D.V.G. Westmark (Lothr.)" encompassing a white field with a red mobile swastika, also edged in silver. A pebbled field is visible below the translucent red enamel. To the reverse is crimped a horizontal pin back device upon a soldered, circular base plate, beneath which is maker marked W. Redo Saar Lautern. Shows the expected age and use. 5) TRADITIONS-MÜTZENABZEICHEN [tradition cap badge] for the RAD's Arbeitsgau I Ostpreußen [East Prussia]. 6) WWII NAZI GERMAN YOUTH HORSEMAN'S BADGE IN SILVER. (Jugend Pferdesport Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of zink; the obverse consisting of a laurel wreath with a horseshoe and the letter “R” at the base, with a rider on a horse; the reverse plain, with a horizontal pinback; measuring 31 mm in diameter; in overall fine condition. 7) 1939 NSDAP OBERDONAU KREISTAGE DAY BADGE. A 3.5cm diameter, cast proto-plastic badge. The badge depicts a German worker above a gilt washed political eagle. The embossed text reads, ‘NSDAP Oberdonau 1939 Die Ersten Kreistage. The reverse is ‘RZM’ marked with ‘M9/25' representing the also marked, ‘Richard Sieper & Söhne Lüdenscheid’. Complete with pin-back device. 8) 1935 NATIONAL LABOR DAY COMMEMORATIVE BADGE. (Arbeitstag Abzeichen) A solid struck aluminum badge in the form of a 34mm x 45mm vertical oval. Arching across the top of the badge is "Tag Der Arbeit" (Day Of Labor), underneath of which are three figures - a heavy labourer with an apron and sledgehammer, a planner or supervisor with a rolled paper, and a farm worker with an apron and sheaves of barley. They represent the combined forces of labor, management and farm workers. Underneath the figures is an eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, the wreath partially descending below the limits of the oval, with "19" to one side of it and "35" to the other. The artist/designer’s initials, "RK," may be seen to the left above the eagle’s outstretched wing. To the reverse is a crimped, horizontal pin back device. 9) GOLD PLASTIC TINNIE WITH INTERLOCKING SUNWHEEL SWASTIKAS. Complete with maker marked and vertical pin 10) MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S TRADE BADGE. The badge consists of a Luftwaffe blue/grey wool base with a machine embroidered, stylized Luftwaffe eagle superimposed on the likeness of a vehicle radiator grill, all in silver/grey threads. The outer edge of the badge is trimmed in heavy, twisted, gold bullion cord piping signifying "distinguished performance as a driver". 11) MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S TRADE BADGE. The badge consists of a Luftwaffe blue/grey wool base with a machine embroidered, stylized Luftwaffe eagle superimposed on the likeness of a vehicle radiator grill, all in silver/grey threads. The badge measures approximately 55mm in diameter. 12) RUSSIAN FRONT MEDAL 1941/42. Die struck, alloy construction, medal with a silver washed outer rim and helmet, and a blued center. The obverse of the medal features a recessed outer rim with an embossed helmet and stick grenade to the top center and a high relief Wehrmacht style national eagle with down swept wings, clutching a static swastika in its talons which is superimposed on a laurel leaf sprig to the center. The reverse of the medal features a recessed outer rim with a smooth background field with embossed Latin script to the center, "Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42", (Winter Battle in the East 1941/42), above a crossed sword and laurel leaf sprig. The medal loop and the ribbon suspension ring are both intact. The cross comes complete with a piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon. 13) N.S.K.O.V. DONATION BADGE. An injection molded aluminum badge with a silver wash, 25mm at its widest point and 32mm tall. It takes the form of a mobile swastika, over which a sword is vertically superimposed, with a spray of oak leaves emanating from either side of the sword’s cross guard and under the swastika. A horizontal pin-back device is crimped to its reverse.