World War 2 German Insignia & Armbands
Uniform Insignia
WH Tropical Signal Blitz 'Kradschützen'
WH (Heer) Tropical Signals Personnel's Trade Badge as intended for an 'Kradschütze' (motorized) soldier (Tätigkeitsabzeichen für Nachrichtenpersonal). The badge is neatly machine-embroidered on light-brown tropical cloth, having a reinforced border. Nice example in good unissued condition!
Kriegsmarine Anti-Aircraft Range Finder Operator Career Sleeve Insignia
Kriegsmarine Anti-Aircraft Range Finder Operator Career Sleeve Insignia (Entfernungsmesser Lehrgang Laufbahnabzeichen) showing a hand-embroiderd range finder. Nice original arm-badge in good used condition!
Kriegsmarine Anti-Aircraft Range Finder Operator NCO’s Career Sleeve Insignia
Kriegsmarine Anti-Aircraft Range Finder Operator NCO’s Career Sleeve Insignia (Entfernungsmesser mit Uffz.-Lehrgang Laufbahnabzeichen) showing a machine-embroiderd range finder above 2 chevrons. Nice original arm-badge in very good condition!
Kriegsmarine Senior Engine NCO's Sleeve Insignia
Kriegsmarine Senior Engine NCO's Career Sleeve Insignia (Obermaschinenmaat Laufbahnabzeichen) with a separately attached golden-yellow stamped metal gear wheel on an anchor, positioned above a single chevron. Nice original arm-badge in very good condition!
Kriegsmarine Boatswain Sleeve Insignia
Kriegsmarine Boatswain Career Sleeve Insignia (Bootsmann Laufbahnabzeichen) having a nice metal gold toned anchor attached. The insignia is nicely marked on the back. Nice original arm-badge in very good condition!
Kriegsmarine Stabsgefreiter's Rank Chevron
Kriegsmarine Stabsgefreiter's Rank Chevron (Armwinkel). The chevron is executed in black wool having one band of gold-toned NCO braid attached below a hand embroidered rank pip indicating the rank of 'Stabsgefreiter'. Nice original example in clearly used and tunic removed condition!
Wehrmacht 'Afrikakorps' Cufftitle
Wehrmacht 'Afrikakorps' Cufftitle (Ärmelband). The full-length cufftitle measures approximately 44cms in length. Nice original cufftitle in very good mint and unissued condition!
Luftwaffe Tropical Signals Shoulder Straps
Nice pair of Luftwaffe Tropical Signals Shoulder-Straps as intended for a 'Soldat der Nachrichten'. The straps measures approximately 10cms in length. Nice original unissued pair that can easily be used to complete a Luftwaffe Tropical Shirt or Tunic with!
RAD Sport Shirt Insignia
BeVo RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Sport Shirt Insignia. The badge is nicely woven in the so-called BeVo weave pattern in red and black on a white background. Nice original example in good used and clearly sport-shirt removed condition!
Wehrmacht Infantry Signal Blitz
WH (Heer) Signals Personnel's Trade Badge as intended for an Infantry Soldier (Tätigkeitsabzeichen für Nachrichtenpersonal). The badge is neatly hand-embroidered on a fieldgrey woolen background. Nice example in clearly used and tunic removed condition!
Waffen-SS BeVo Collar Tab
Waffen-SS BeVo Enlisted Men's Style Runic Collar Tab (Kragenspiegel). This is a later-war type collar tab showing the machine-woven (BeVo) SS runes in silvery/grey on a black background. Nice original example in good unissued condition!
'Waffen-SS' Armband
This is a nice original golden-yellow-coloured linnen 'Waffen-SS' Armband (Armbinde). The armband is executed in a technique similar to the 'BeVo'- weave technique. Rare original armband in very good condition!
Wehrmacht 'Afrikakorps' Cufftitle
Wehrmacht 'Afrikakorps' Cufftitle (Ärmelband). The full-length cufftitle measures approximately 44cms in length. Nice original cufftitle in very good, clearly used and tunic removed, condition!
WH (Heer) Slip-ons for the 'Landesschützen-Bataillon 881'
Matching pair of WH (Heer) Shoulder Strap 'slip-ons' ('Überschübe') as intended for a soldier within the 'Landesschützen-Bataillon 881'. The pair is in mint and unissued condition, still sewn together. Nice original pair!
Waffen-SS BeVo Sleeve Eagle
Waffen-SS BeVo Sleeve Eagle (Ärmeladler). The eagle is nicely machine-woven in the BeVo-weave pattern in silver-grey linnen on a black linnen background. Nice original sleeve eagle in mint and unissued condition!
Waffen-SS 'Croatian' Volunteer's Collar Tab
Waffen-SS Collar Tab as intended for a member within the '13.Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (Kroatische Nr.1)'. This is a so-called Dachau made example. Version on moleskin wool. Nice example in very good condition!
Waffen-SS 'Croatian' Volunteer Sleeve Shield
Waffen-SS 'Croatian' Volunteer Sleeve Shield as intended for members within the '13.Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS "Handschar" (kroatische Nr.1)'. This is a rare second pattern shield is in mint and unissued condition!
Waffen-SS Tropical Sleeve-Eagle
Waffen-SS ('tropical') golden-yellow coloured sleeve-eagle (Ärmeladler) executed in BeVo-weave pattern. The eagle is a bit wrinkled caused by years of storage. Nice original example in good unissued condition!
SS Former HJ Member's Sleeve Diamond
Waffen-SS Former Hitler-Jugend Member's Sleeve Diamond (Ärmelraute für ehemalige Mitglieder der Hitlerjugend). The patch is showing neatly machine-embroidered HJ logo in silver-white linnen on a black woolen diamond shaped base. Example in good unissued condition!
Waffen-SS Temporary Camp Guard Collar Tab
Waffen-SS Collar Tab (Kragenspiegel) as intended for Luftwaffe and Army personnel temporarily attached to Concentration Camp Duty, showing an embroidered double swastika in silver-grey thread on a black wool base. The collar-tab is in mint and unissued condition!