{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-award-insignia-and-belt-buckle-grouping-with-long-civil-service-award-political-leader-buckle-and-more-11-items","title":"Original German WWII Award, Insignia, and Belt Buckle Grouping with Long Civil Service Award, Political Leader Buckle, and More - 11 Items","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice collection of German WWII Awards and Insignia, which was brought back from the European theater by a USGI after the war was concluded. Many solders traded these on the way back, and would end up with a pocket full of various different collectible items, and this set represents the typical \"haul\" one might have come back with. It includes nice variety of items, including several awards and belt buckle, as well as some things that we have rarely seen before!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lovely set includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- One German WWII Civil Service Faithful Service Medal 2nd Class\u003c\/strong\u003e with ribbon and original case. The second class award for 25 years of service was a silver cross, with a silver wreath and a black enameled swas in the center of the cross. The medal still looks great, showing  just a bit of patination, and the ribbon is in great shape, with a nice installed attachment pin. The included case has the correct \u003cstrong\u003e25\u003c\/strong\u003e inside a “pointed circle”, and is in very good condition, maker marked on the inside lid by \u003cstrong\u003eWÄCHTLER \u0026amp; LANGE \/ MITTWEIDA i.SA.\u003c\/strong\u003e, for \u003cem\u003eRudolf Wächtler \u0026amp; Lange of Mittweida, Saxony\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- One German WWII NSDAP Leader Aluminum Belt Buckle by Friedrich Linden\u003c\/strong\u003e. This \u003cem\u003eLeibriemenschloß für Politische Leite\u003c\/em\u003er (Belt Buckle for Political Leader) correctly marked with an\u003cstrong\u003e RZM\u003c\/strong\u003e circle and with the code\u003cstrong\u003e M4 \/ 24\u003c\/strong\u003e. The registrant for this number is \u003cem\u003eFriedrich Linden of Lüdenscheid\u003c\/em\u003e, a German city which had a large number of companies who made buckles, buttons, and other clothing items. The buckle is intact, but shows loss of finish from wear and also the box loop and claw are somewhat deformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- One Small 2 3\/4\" wide round side profile porcelain bust of what looks to be \u003cstrong\u003eReichsmarschall Hermann Göring\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- One German WWII Heer Army Panzer EM\/NCO BeVO Embroidered Breast Eagle.\u003c\/strong\u003e It has the correct white and black embroidery on a black background, and still has the full fabric surround, so it was never cut down and installed on a uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- One German Pre-WWII Soldatenbund Cap Eagle Insignia.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Soldatenbund (Registered Soldier’s League) was an early Veteran's association founded in 1936, which proved to be very short lived. The insignia features a Reichsadler National Eagle surmounted by crossed swords and an Iron Cross. All three brass prongs are intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- One German WWII Four Award Medal Ribbon Bar, Service used. It is missing the pin on the back, and the felt backing has suffered moth damage. The award ribbons on it are for the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939, the Eastern Medal, the Wehrmacht Long Service Award (4 years), and the Western Wall Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- One German WWII DRK German Red Cross Honor Badge Pin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- One German Pre Reichstag-Wahl 1932 Voting Donation Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- One German WWII NSDAP Membership pin, oxidized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- One Ribbon for a German WWII Eastern Medal, unissued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- One German WWII Era Adler Automobile Pin insignia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful totally genuine grouping perfect for the German collector. Ready to research and display!\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Tinnies\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eVeranstaltungsabzeichen\u003c\/em\u003e - Event Badge) are small commemorative pins or medals, acquired when one attended a specific event held in Germany. They were often made of thin stamped metal, bakelite, or even pressed paper. Many of these were given out as part of the WHW (\u003cem\u003eWinterhilfswerk\u003c\/em\u003e - Winter Help Work) Organization, which often involved Germans traveling quite a bit to help out the war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaithful Civil Service Decoration First Class Cross for 25 Years of Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -  A fullsize frosted silver with an oak leaf wreath and black enameled Swas (hook cross) on original ribbon. \u003c\/span\u003eThe Civil Service Faithful Service Medal (\u003cem\u003eTreudienst-Ehrenzeichen für Beamte Angestellte und Arbeiter im öffentlichen Dienst\u003c\/em\u003e) was a NSDAP Germany medal of honor that was founded on 30 January 1938, in two grades, to reward civilians and military in the employ of the German public services for long and faithful service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll officials, employees, and laborers at any level of the public service (local, regional or national) who complete 25 or 40 years service were eligible. The second class award was for 25 years of service was a silver cross, with a silver wreath and a black enameled swas in the center of the cross. The first class award was for 40 years of service was a gold cross, with a gold wreath and a black enameled swas in the center of the cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse of both classes was stamped with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFür treue Dienste\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (For faithful Services). in German black letter typeface. The ribbon for the medal is cornflower blue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45189361958981,"sku":"ONAC25SD1340","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONAC25SD1340__01.jpg?v=1782101221","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-award-insignia-and-belt-buckle-grouping-with-long-civil-service-award-political-leader-buckle-and-more-11-items","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}