Medals & Militaria

Original WWII German Reichsarbeitsdienst RAD leader’s cap badge featuring the organization’s distinctive spade, wheat-ear and swastika emblem in silver-coloured metal with red and black enamel.

Mixed original-period WWII German Militaria Insignia Lot including RLB and DAF stickpins, German ribbon bars with miniature award devices, association and veterans’ insignia, buttonhole ribbon pieces and a miniature WHW Das Deutsche Lied song booklet. An unusually varied collector grouping showing several forms of German civilian, organizational and award insignia from the Third Reich period.

Original WWII German 25 Year Faithful Service Medal (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für 25 Jahre) in silver, complete with blue ribbon, suspension pin and red presentation case. The interior of the case retains its C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim maker label, making this a particularly attractive complete set for collectors of German WWII decorations.

Original WWII-era German 25 Year Faithful Service Cross, or Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für 25 Jahre, complete with dark blue ribbon and red presentation case marked “25”. The interior bears a C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim label. An attractive complete example of this German civil long-service decoration.

Original Third Reich German badge lot dating primarily from 1936, comprising six period German tinnies, pins and commemorative badges. Visible pieces include a 1. Mai 1936 badge, Rhön 1936 badge, “Freiheit und Brot – 29. März 1936” badge, Hitler portrait pin and two additional period insignia. Front and reverse views show original pin fittings, maker markings and age-related wear.

Mixed German 1930s badge lot with five period-style pins, including a 1935 Seefahrt ist Not badge, HJ 21 Juni 1934 porcelain badge and Evangelische Frauenhilfe enamel pin.

Original German militaria and civil service badge lot from the Third Reich era, including a large Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Wasserrettungsdienst badge, fire brigade insignia, dated 1933 badge and additional period German pins. An interesting mixed group for collectors of WWII German badges, DRK memorabilia and historical insignia.

Original Third Reich German Badge Lot comprising five period German metal badges and pins from the 1930s, including an Adolf Hitler portrait badge, a 1 Mai 1938 Tag der Arbeit tinnie, a 1938 referendum-style badge and two additional period pins. Original age, patina and wear preserved.

Original WWII German Third Reich badge lot comprising seven period German badges, tinnies and commemorative pieces from the 1930s, including political and organizational designs, dated examples and Third Reich-era iconography. An unusual mixed group for collectors of German WWII militaria and historical badges.

Collector lot of six German period badges and insignia featuring a 1934 “Deutsch ist die Saar” badge, Reichsparteitag 1936 tinnie, 1 Mai 1938 Labour Day badge, embroidered Heer farrier trade insignia and two additional period-style metal insignia. An interesting mixed group representing political events, commemorative culture and specialist insignia from 1930s Germany.

Mixed seven-piece German militaria and historical insignia lot featuring Third Reich-era badges, tinnies and commemorative pieces, including a dated 1 Mai 1936 badge, an enamel German Red Cross-style pin, military-themed insignia and period political imagery. An interesting group for collectors of WWII German badges, civilian organizations and Third Reich historical memorabilia.

Original five-piece German historical badge and tinnie collection dating from 1928 to 1938, including a 14. Deutsches Turnfest Köln 1928 ribbon souvenir, Tag der Arbeit 1935 badge, 1. Mai 1938 commemorative badge and two additional period insignia. An interesting mixed collection illustrating German civic, sporting and political commemorative culture between the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich period.