Original German WWII USGI Bring Back Tinnie & Insignia Grouping with NSDAP Armband - 19 Items

Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice collection of German 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.

This set includes some very nice items, including a Service Worn NSDAP Armband with an Embroidered Insignia, a Deutsches Frauenwerk (German women's organization) membership pin, an Army Medical Enlisted Sleeve Badge, a gold cap eagle, and an Army Heer EM/NCO collar litzen. Along with these are 14 different tinnie event badges and keepsakes, which span a wide variety of events, many of which have some great research potential.

Please consult the pictures for further details on markings and condition.

A great little set that could be the start of your collection!

"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.