Original German WWII Award and Insignia Grouping with War Merit Cross KvKII & RBD Patch - 8 Items

Original 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 a War Merit Cross Second Class KvKII, as well as awards and insignia from the WWII period.

This lovely set includes:

- One German WWII War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern) without ribbon. The award has lost almost all of the bronze wash, now displaying a polished look to the alloy body. The brass hanger ring is marked with Präsidialkanzlei des Führers Lieferant (Presidential Chancellery Supplier) number 10 on the hanger ring, for maker Förster & Barth of Pforzheim, a known maker of the KvKII.

- One German WWII Reichsbahn National Railway RBD Saarbrücken BeVO Embroidered Sleeve Eagle: A machine woven, right facing eagle with outstretched wings and a wreathed, mobile swas in its talons, positioned above the arching script, "RBD Köln." All of the threads are bright golden-yellow, against a half-moon shaped, woven black base, which is still on its section of black rayon factory roll. The insignia indicates service with the "Saarbrücken" division of the Reichsbahndirektion (National Railway Directorate).

- One German WWII Era MÜNCHEN donation tinnie. It is maker marked on the back along with additional information, which we have not been able to read due to oxidation.

- One German Pre WWII TRIER Holy Tunic 1933 Tinnie.

- One German WWII Era TAG DER WEHRMACHT WHW 19. 3. 1939 tinnie. "Wehrmacht day" to both help generate appreciation for the armed forces, as well as to raise money for the WHW.

- One German WWII RAD National Labor Corps Enamel Stickpin.

- One German WWII NSKOV War Victims Care stickpin.

- One removed German WWII Infantry Waffenrock Sleeve Litzen.

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

"Tinnies" (Veranstaltungsabzeichen - Event Badges) 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. Many others were given for the annual Reichsparteitag (Reich Party Congress), otherwise known as the Nuremberg Rallies.

War Merit Cross 2nd Class (Kriegsverdienstkreuz) with Swords (for Combat)
This was a decoration of NSDAP Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to military personnel and civilians alike. By the end of the war it was issued in four degrees, and had a related civil decoration. It was created by Adolf AH in October 1939 as a successor to the non-combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars. The award was graded the same as the Iron Cross: War Merit Cross Second Class, War Merit Cross First Class, and Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross. The award had two variants: with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service "not in direct connection with combat", and without swords for meritorious service to civilians in "furtherance of the war effort". As with the Iron Cross, Recipients had to have the lower grade of the award before getting the next level.