World War 2 German Insignia & Armbands
Uniform Insignia
BeVo 'Aserbaidschan' Volunteer Sleeve Shield
Rare original Sleeve Shield, woven in 'BeVo'-type weave, intended for a volunteer within the 'Aserbaidschan' Legion (Aserbaidschan Landeschilde). Nice original example in mint and unissued condition!
WH (Heer) Artillery Gun-Layer Armbadge
Wehrmacht (Heer) Artillery Gun-Layer armbadge (Abzeichen für Richtkannoniere der Artillerie). The armbadge is executed in the so-called BeVo-weave. The badge has been cut-out from a souvernir-/photo-album and is still pasted on a piece of carton. Nice badge!
'NH des Heeres' Cufftitle
Female Signal Auxiliaries 'NH des Heeres' (Nachrichtenhelferin des Heeres) Cufftitle (Ärmelband). The cufftile is nicley maker marked with 'Bevo-Wuppertal' at one end, the cufftitle measures approximately 32cms in length. The cuffitle is in clearly worn and tunic removed condition. Scarce original ...
WH (Heer) 'Schirrmeister' Trade Badge
Wehrmacht Heer hand-embroidered Equipment Administration Personnel's Trade Badge (Schirrmeister Tätigkeitsabzeichen). The patch is showing a hand-embroidered Gothic 'S' in golden-yellow linnen on a field-grey wool base. Nice original badge in good unissued condition!
Pair of 'Deutsche Reichsbahn' Shoulder-Boards
Pair of 'Deutsche Reichsbahn' (German National Railway) shoulder-boards as intended for a 'Bahnwärter' within the 'Besoldungsgruppen 17a und 17' (Pay Group 17a & 17). Nice original pair in mint and unissued condition!
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BeVo 'POA' Volunteer Sleeve Shield
WH (Heer) BeVo-woven sleeve-shield as intended for a Russian Volunteer of the 'Russian Liberation Army' or 'POA' (Русская освободительная армия). Nice original piece of Eastern volunteer insignia in mint and unissued condition!
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WH (Heer) 'Schirrmeister' Trade Badge
Wehrmacht (Heer) hand-embroidered Equipment Administration Personnel's Trade Badge (Schirrmeister Tätigkeitsabzeichen). The patch is showing a hand-embroidered Gothic 'S' in golden-yellow linnen on a darkgreen wool base. Nice original badge in good unissued condition!
LW Flight Technical Personnel's Badge
Luftwaffe Flight Technical Personnel's (Fliegertechnisches Personal) Trade Badge (Tätigkeitsabzeichen). The badge is executed in silver-white linnen, embroidered on a blue-grey woolen background. Nice example in good unissued condition!
WH (Heer) 'Oberschütze' Rank Patch
This is a nice Wehrmacht (Heer) rank-patch for an 'Oberschütze'. The patch is showing one machine-embroidered star on an M36 style darkgreen woolen background. Nice example in good used and clearly tunic-removed condition!
BeVo-woven DRA Sports Badge
BeVo-woven DRA Sports Badge in Bronze (Deutsches Reichsabzeichen für Leibesübungen in Bronze). This is a nice cloth version (Stoffausführung) of the badge. Nice original example in good used and clearly sport-shirt removed condition!
LW 'Leutnant der Reserve FLAK' Shoulder Boards
Nice pair of Luftwaffe Officer's Shoulder Boards as intended for a 'Leutnant der Reserve FLAK'. The shoulder boards are constructed from the 'smooth' type wool. Nice original pair of Luftwaffe Officer's Shoulder Boards in very good, clearly used and tunic removed condition!
WH (Heer) M36 'Nachschub' Shoulder Straps
Pair of Wehrmacht (Heer) M36-type shoulder straps having the silk-type light-blue coloured piping as intended for a 'Feldwebel der Nachschub-Truppen' (Transport Troops). Nice pair of shoulder-straps in good used condition!
BeVo 'Aserbaidschan' Volunteer Sleeve Shield
Rare original Sleeve Shield, woven in 'BeVo'-type weave, intended for a volunteer within the 'Aserbaidschan' Legion (Aserbaidschan Landeschilde). Nice original example in mint and unissued condition!
WH (Heer) Artillery Collar Tabs
Wehrmacht (Heer) M36-Type Collar Tabs (Einheitskragenspiegel), piped in red as intended for a 'Soldat der Artillerie' (Artillery). Nice matching pair of BeVo-woven Artillery collar-tabs in mint and unissued condition!
WH (Heer) Panzer 'Vorhandwerker' Badge
WH (Heer) Panzer Personnel's Trade Badge as intended for a 'Vorhandwerker' (Panzer and/or vehicle mechanic 1st class). Machine embroidered pink coloured cog-wheel on a base of dark-green wool badge-cloth, having a golden piping. Nice example in mint and unissued condition!
WH (Heer) M44 Type Officer's Breast Eagle
Wehrmacht (Heer) M44 Type Officer's Breast Eagle (Hoheitsabzeichen). The eagle is executed in the neat so-called flat-wire BeVo weave style in silver thread on a darkgreen linnen background. Nice example in good unissued condition!
'Voedselvoorziening - Ernärungsamt' Armband
Dutch 'Voedselvoorziening - Ernärungsamt' Armband. The armband is ink-stamped with 'Bureau Voedselvoorziening der Gemeente Amersfoort, Afd. Massavoeding' (Food Supply Office of the Municipality of Amersfoort, Mass Food Department). Rare original armband!
WH (Heer) Flat-Wire Breast Eagle
Wehrmacht (Heer) 'flat-wire' Breast Eagle (Hoheitsabzeichen). These eagles were often used on the 'Waffenrock' (M35 Dress Tunic). The eagle is executed in the so-called 'flat-wire' BeVo weave on a dark-green background. Nice example in good used condition!
'Feuerlöschpolizei' NCO's Sleeve Eagle
'Feuerlöschpolizei' NCO's Sleeve Eagle (Ärmeladler für Mannschaften der Feuerlöschpolizei). The eagle is embroidered in carmine on a field-grey woolen background. Nice original sleeve eagle in good used and clearly tunic removed condition!
WH (Heer) Signals Officer's shoulder-boards
WH (Heer) pair of officer's shoulder-boards as intended for an 'Oberleutnant der Nachrichten' (Signals). The sew-in type boards are constructed from the bright-yellow coloured 'smooth' type wool. Nice original pair of Signals Officer's shoulder-boards!
Deutsches Jungvolk 'Jungbann 1/190' Grouping
Deutsches Jungvolk 'Jungbann 1/190' Grouping. Including a member card, promotional document for a promotion to the rank of 'Hordenführer' and a single shoulder strap. Decorative original grouping!
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DJ 'Hordenführer' Armbadge
DJ (Deutsches Jungvolk) 'Hordenführer' armbadge (Ärmelabzeichen). These rank-badges were also used within the Marine HJ: the rank signified was then: 'Marine-HJ-Rottenführer'. Nice original badge in good unissued condition!
DJ 'Oberhordenführer' Armbadge
DJ (Deutsches Jungvolk) 'Oberhordenführer' Arm Badge (Ärmelabzeichen). These rank-badges were also used within the Marine HJ: the rank signified was then: 'Marine-HJ-Oberrottenführer'. The badge is in clearly used and tunic removed condition!
Italian MSVN Officers Shoulder Boards
Italian MSVN Officers Shoulder Boards, complete with Fasces insignia and buttons. The gilt brass boards are having a black woolen backing. Nice set in very good condition!
WH (Heer) 'Steuermann' Trade Badge
Wehrmacht (Heer) hand-embroidered 'Steuermann' Trade Badge (Tätigkeitsabzeichen). Qualification badge as worn by pilots of smaller waterway boats (Steuermann), typically combat engineers. Nice original patch in good unissued condition!
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HJ 'Hauptscharführer' Leader Lanyard
This is a scarce original Hitler-Jugend green/black twisted leader lanyard ('Führerschnur') as intended for a Hitler-Jugend (HJ) 'Hauptscharführer' or Deutsche-Jugend (DJ) 'Hauptjungzugführer'. The lanyard measures approximately 33cms from top to end. Hard to find example in good condition!
WH (Heer) 'Unteroffiziervorschule' Cufftitle
WH (Heer) 'Unteroffiziervorschule' Cufftitle (Ärmelband). The full length cufftitle measures approximately 44cms in length. Nice original example in very good condition!
BeVo 'Bulgarian' Volunteer Sleeve Shield
WH (Heer) BeVo woven sleeve-shield as intended for a Bulgarian volunteer within the German Army (Landeschilde). This shield is showing the Bulgarian national colours and was used to identify Bulgarian personel. Rare and hard to find volunteer shield in very good, mint and unissued, condition!
BeVo 'POA' Volunteer Sleeve Shield
WH (Heer) BeVo-woven sleeve-shield as intended for a Russian Volunteer of the 'Russian Liberation Army' or 'POA' (Русская освободительная армия). Nice original BeVo Eastern volunteer insignia in mint and unissued condition!
WH (Heer) M34-type NCO's shoulder-boards
Early pair of pointed M34 style Wehrmacht (Heer) cyphered shoulder-boards, as intended for a 'Feldwebel' within a 'Wehrkreis'. Nice original pair of early shoulder straps in very good condition!
Waffen-SS Tropical 'Rottenführer' Chevron
Waffen-SS arm-chevron as intended for a 'Rottenführer', this is the tropical version. These were also used on the camouflaged 'Dot' pattern 4-pocket tunics. Nice original example in mint and unissued condition!
DJ 'Oberjungenschaftsführer' Armbadge
DJ (Deutsche Jugend) 'Oberjungenschaftsführer' armbadge (Ärmelabzeichen). The badge is executed in dark-blue wool having one silver (off-white) embroidered star above a single chevron. Nice original badge in good condition!
WH (Heer) M36 'Infanterie' Shoulder-Straps
Pair of Wehrmacht (Heer) M36-type shoulder-straps having the woolen-type white coloured piping. Both boards are having two matching silver-coloured pips attached indicating the rank of 'Oberfeldwebel'. Nice pair of shoulder-straps in good used condition!
Kriegsmarine EM's Breast Eagle
Kriegsmarine enlisted men's type navy breast eagle (Hoheitsabzeichen). The eagle is nicely hand-embroidered in golden-yellow thread on a dark-blue woolen background. Nice original example in very good condition!
WH (Heer) M36 'Infanterie' Shoulder-Straps
Pair of Wehrmacht (Heer) M36-type shoulder-straps having the woolen-type white coloured piping. Both boards are having three pips attached indicating the rank of 'Stabsfeldwebel' within the 'Infanterie-Regiment 20'. Nice pair of shoulder-straps in good used condition!
WH (Heer) Flat-Wire Breast Eagle
WH (Heer) Flat-Wire Breast Eagle. These eagles were often used on the 'Waffenrock' (M35 Dress Tunic). The eagle is executed in the so-called 'flat-wire' BeVo weave on a fieldgrey background. Nice example in clearly used and tunic removed condition!
Wehrmacht 'Veterinär' Shoulder Boards
Pair of Shoulder Boards as intended for a Wehrmacht 'Veterinär' (rank of army Lieutenant). The shoulder-boards are having the crimson (karmesinrot) branch-colour (Truppenfarbe) for personnel serving as a veterinarian. Nice original pair of original veterinarian shoulder boards!
Early single 'Reichsheer' Shoulder Strap
Early single 'Reichsheer' Shoulder Strap as intended for an 'Oberfeldwebel', made from grey/fieldgrey boiled wool. Nice, regrettably single, example in very good condition!
Single WH (Heer) Infantry Shoulder Strap
Single cyphered WH (Heer) Infantry Shoulder Strap as intended for an 'Oberfeldwebel' and Officer's Candidate within the 'Wehrkreiskommando XII' (Wiesbaden). Nice, regrettably single, example in very good condition!
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WH (Heer) 'Oberschütze' Rank Patch
Wehrmacht (Heer) Uniform rank-patch for an 'Oberschütze'. The patch is showing one machine-embroidered star on off-white HBT (Drillich) cloth. Example in good unissued condition, great to complete a 'Drillich' drill jacket!