World War 2 German Insignia & Armbands
Uniform Insignia
Early WH (Heer) Panzer Breast Eagle
Early pre-war period Wehrmacht (Heer) Panzer Breast-eagle (Hoheitsabzeichen). The eagle is executed in the neat so-called BeVo weave style in white thread on a black linnen background. Nice example in good unissued 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!
'Feuerlöschpolizei' NCO's Sleeve Eagle 'Niedermendig'
'Feuerlöschpolizei' NCO's Sleeve Eagle (Ärmeladler). The eagle is embroidered in green on a field-grey woolen background. The name of the city 'Niedermendig' is nicely embroidered above the eagle. There is some minor moth damage. Nice original eagle!
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) Gebirgsjäger Armbadge
WH (Heer) Gebirgsjäger Armbadge, woven in 'BeVo'-type weave, showing the famous 'Edelweiss' flower. The badge is only a bit wrinkled and stained, caused by years of storage. Nice original example in mint and unissued 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!