Original German WWII Award, Insignia and Tinnie Grouping with KVKII, NSDAP 10 Year Service Award, and more! - 30 Items

Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice collection of German WWI - WWII Insignia, Tinnies, and Awards, 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 wide variety of items, including:
- One German WWII War Merit Cross 2nd Class (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse) with ribbon. The medal is the version without swords, issued for service not connected to combat. The original bronze wash is in great shape with a lovely lightly oxidized color, and the ribbon is in great shape, correctly installed inside the hanger ring.
- One German WWII National Socialist Party Long Service Award 3rd Class - 10 Years (Die Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP III Klasse). This has lost the original ribbon, and also the bronze wash on the medal, so it now displays a gray oxidized zinc patina.
- THREE German Pre-WWII Soldatenbund Cap Eagle Insignia. 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. One is stamped aluminum and fully intact, while the other two are plated alloy, one of which is missing the attachment pin.

The rest of the items represent a wide variety of WWI and WWII awards and event pins, and are certain to provide an interesting journey while being identified. This set is FULL of research potential, and is just great. Ready to 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.