Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice collection of German WWII Awards, Insignia, and Tinnies, 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, as well as some things that we have rarely seen before, including a WWI French Donation Tinnie!

This lovely set includes:

- One German WWII Early Stamped Brass 3rd Class Black Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). This is an early pattern example of the black wound badge, which were awarded for 1 or 2 wounds during service. It is made from painted stamped brass, while later examples would be made from painted stamped steel. It has lost much of the paint on the front, while the reverse still retains it very well, though we could not locate a maker mark. The pinback is fully functional.

- One German WWII DRL Bronze Grade Sports Badge. In very good condition with a lovely patina, maker marked on the back by PETZ & LORENZ. The attachment pin and hook on the back are fully functional.

- One German WWII High Ranking Administrative or Forestry Official Shoulderboard. It features an intricate braided design as used on high ranking officials, and has two gold pips as well as a number 19 cypher in the middle. Very decorative, and typical of the overly ornate insignia used by state organizations.

- One German WWII Er Collar Tab, possibly SA. It is purple with two gold rank pips and a stripe at the bottom. It definitely looks to be purple, which is not used in the SA color system.

- One German WWII Heer Army Medical Personnel Sleeve Badge (Sanitätsunterpersonel Ärmelabzeichen), an embroidered yellow Asklepian with a red tongue on a bottle green background. It still retains the backing fabric, which is marked [H&W].

- One German WWII Heer Army Infantry Radioman Sleeve Badge (Ärmelabzeichen), an embroidered white lightning bolt on a green background. The color of the lightning bolt indicates the branch of the army (white = infantry). It still retains the backing fabric, which is marked [H&W].

- One German WWII 1 October 1938 Commemorative Sudetenland and Czech Conquest Medal single ribbon bar. Pinback is missing.

- One German Interwar Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (Hindenburg Cross) with Swords (for combat) single ribbon bar, with intact pinback.

- One French WWI Journée du Poilu 1915 Donation Medal

- One German WWII Era SA Sturmabteilung Membership Stickpin.

- One German WWII NSKOV War Victims Care HERNE 1933 Tinnie

- One German WWII Adolf H EIN VOLK - EIN REICH - EIN FÜHRER Tinnie

- One German WWII 1942 Police Donation Tinnie

- One German WWII 1939-1940 WEIN JUNGER WHW Tinnie, given for raising funds in the WEINGAU KOBLENZ-TRIER (Koblenz–Trier Wine Region).

A wonderful totally genuine grouping perfect for the German collector. Ready to research and display!

"Tinnies" (Veranstaltungsabzeichen - 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 (Winterhilfswerk - Winter Help Work) Organization, which often involved Germans traveling quite a bit to help out the war effort.

The Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen) was a German military decoration first promulgated by Wilhelm II, German Emperor on 3 March 1918, which was first awarded to soldiers of the German Army who were wounded during World War I. Between the world wars, it was awarded to members of the German armed forces who fought on the Nationalist side of the Spanish Civil War, 1938–39, and received combat related wounds. It was awarded to members in the Reichswehr, the Wehrmacht, SS and the auxiliary service organizations during World War II. After March 1943, due to the increasing number of Allied bombings, it was also awarded to civilians wounded in air raids. It was awarded when the wound was the result of enemy hostile action.

Badges were made of pressed steel, brass and zinc. All versions of the Wound Badge were worn on the lower left breast of the uniform or tunic. The badge was worn below all other awards on the left. It ranked lower than combat badges. There were 24 approved manufacturers of the Wound Badge. At first, the Wound Badge in Black was stamped from sheet brass, painted semi-matte black with a hollow reverse pin back attachment or of solid construction. From 1942, steel was used to make the badges. The Wound Badge in silver was made (before 1942) from silver-plated brass, and (after 1942) from lacquered zinc, and had a solid reverse with either a needle pin or a broad flat pin bar. The Wound Badge in Gold was a gilded version of the Wound Badge in Silver. In 1957, a revised version of the Wound Badge was authorized for wear; however, the previous type could still be worn if the swas were removed (for example by grinding).

The Wound Badge Awards came in three different types of grades representing the amount , or severity, of wounds received. The first grade, the Black Wound Badge was awarded for 1 to 2 wounds received in combat. The Silver Grade was awarded for 3 to 4 wounds, and finally the Gold Grade for 5 or more wounds, total disability, or death.

The German Sports Badge, also known as the "German National Sports Badge" was first created in the year 1913 and is one of the oldest awards of Germany still in active circulation. The badge has an oak leaf wreath around the overlapping letters DRA, standing for Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen (German National Committee for Physical Education). At first the German Sports Badge was only issued to men for the completion of various physical tests. In 1921 it was renamed to Deutsches Turn- und Sportabzeichen and women were eligible as well.

After the NSDAP takeover in 1933, the design of the badge remained basically the same but a swas was added at its base. Since 1935, the letters "DRL" (Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen) replaced the letters "DRA". On 1 July 1937 the award was renamed to Deutsche Reichsauszeichnung für Leibesübungen and obtained the status as an official recognised decoration of the state. In 1938, the Austrian Sports Badge was incorporated in the German Sports badge. The last tests for the Deutsche Reichsauszeichnung für Leibesübungen were held in 1944.