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*Original* WWII Waffen-SS Steel Belt Buckle. N 112. - N 112 The SS could trace its origins to several early Freikorps and Nazi Party formations, among them the Erhardt Naval Brigade, Der Stahlhelm, and most significantly the Sturmabteilung (SA), of which the SS was originally a subordinate organisation. In 1925, Hitler ordered the formation of a new bodyguard unit, the Schutzkommando (protection command). It was formed by Julius Schreck and included old Stoßtrupp members, Emil Maurice and Erhard Heiden. The only insignia was the swastika armband, usually homemade, except for the handful of men constituting the Stoßtrupp successor, the Schutzkommando, who continued the use of the Totenkopf pinned to cap or collar. That same year, the Schutzkommando was expanded to a national level. It was renamed successively the Sturmstaffel (storm squadron), and finally the Schutzstaffel (protection squadron), abbreviated to SS (on 9 November). The buckle measuring; 64mm x 48mm and in good overall condition-see images. See chapter seven of German Belt Buckles 1845-1945 by Peter Nash. The price includes UK delivery. N 112. (Drawers £395.00 |
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*Original* DAF (German Labour Front) Armband. N 110. - N 110 The German Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront - DAF) was the national labour organization of the Nazi Party, which replaced the various independent trade unions in Germany during the process of Gleichschaltung or Nazification. As early as March 1933, two months after Hitler was appointed Chancellor, the Sturmabteilung began to attack trade union offices without legal consequences. Several union offices were occupied, their furnishings were destroyed, their documents were stolen or burned, and union members were beaten and, in some cases, killed; the police ignored these attacks and declared itself without jurisdiction. These early attacks occurred at random, carried out spontaneously by rank-and-file Nazis motivated by a desire to destroy Marxism, and the Nazi Party leadership only implemented a general policy in May. On 2 May 1933, trade union headquarters throughout Germany were occupied, their funds were confiscated, and the unions were officially abolished and their leaders arrested. Many union leaders were beaten and sent to concentration camps, including some who had previously agreed to cooperate with the Nazis. Measuring; 21 x 10 ¾ cm in very good condition, with only light staining consistent with age. The price includes UK delivery. N 110. £295.00 |
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Original Nazi WWII Technical Emergency Corps ‘TeNo’ Armband – Technsiche Nothilife. N 109. - N 109 Technische Nothilfe (Technical Emergency Assistance) was a German organisation, which began as a strike breaker organisation after the First World War but developed into a volunteer emergency response unit. During the NSDAP period the TN became in charge of technical civil defence. The TN was founded on September 30, 1919, by Otto Lummitzsch with the stated purpose to protect and maintain vital & strategic facilities (e.g. gas works, water works, power stations, railways, post offices, agriculture concerns and food production activities). At the time (1919–1923), these vital infrastructure facilities were under threat from sabotage and attack during a period bordering on civil war, which was caused by the collapse of German economy following the end of World War I and exacerbated by a spate of politically motivated wildcat strikes, usually by left-wing elements. In effect they were strike-breakers. Measuring; 20 ½ cm x 12 cm. with age related staining, which adds to its patina. All of the stitching is intact. The price for this rare piece includes UK delivery. N 109. £295.00 |
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*Original* Nazi Hitler Youth Osteinsatz (Eastern Deployment) Armband. N 108. - N 108 The Nazi party intended that the population under its control, and future generations, would have absolute loyalty to Adolf Hitler, the regime, and Nazi ideals. To accomplish this aim, complete indoctrination of children into Nazi ideology was a priority, and the youth of Nazi Germany were a particular focus of the Nazi regime’s propaganda. The Hitler Youth also formed a key part of the strategy, intending to grow its members into disciplined adults who knew and saw the world as dictated by the Nazi regime. The roots of the Hitler Youth begin before the Nazi’s rise to power. From the 1920s children were targeted by the Nazi Party for exposure to their ideas, such as race consciousness. They were prepared for potential future entry into the SA; the Nazi Party’s paramilitary like organisation, the Storm Troopers (Sturmabteilung). Conformity and loyalty were of paramount importance. The Axis forces, led by Nazi Germany, began their advance into the Soviet Union under the codename Operation Barbarossa on 22 June 1941, the opening date of the Eastern Front. Initially, Soviet forces were unable to halt the Axis forces, which came close to Moscow. Despite their many attempts, the Axis failed to capture Moscow and soon focused on the oil fields in the Caucasus. German forces invaded the Caucasus under the Fall Blau ("Case Blue") plan on 28 June 1942. Measuring; 19 ½ x 13 cm. The price for this scarce piece includes UK delivery. N 108. £295.00 |
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*Original* Nazi DEUTSCHES ROTES KREUZ (Red Cross) Armband. N 107. - N 107 The German Red Cross (GRC) (German: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz is the national Red Cross Society in Germany. In April 1933, Nazi Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick made it clear to Winterfeldt-Mencken that the focus on social welfare was over; the DRK would be expected to play its part in supporting the German armed forces in any future conflict. Shortly after, the DRK was informed that Dr. Paul Hocheisen, head of the SS Medical Corps, had been given responsibility for voluntary nursing organisations. On 11 June 1933, Frick was invited to speak at Red Cross Day. He declared: "The Red Cross is something like the conscience of the nation. ... Together with the nation, the Red Cross is ready to commit all its strength for the high goals of our leader, Adolf Hitler". Measuring 21 cm (folded) x 11 ¼ cm. In very good condition with an aged patina. The price includes UK delivery. N 107. £275.00 |
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*Original* Germany, Ot. An Organisation Todt Armband (Organisation Todt Armband). N 106. - N 106 A well-preserved Organisation Todt armband, of multi-piece construction, consisting of a red cotton twill NSDAP-style armband with the exterior bearing a white cotton disc measuring 98 mm in diameter, overlaid by a dyed black mobile swastika, with an additional narrow white cotton band stitched onto the upper edge, the exterior bearing a dyed black inscription of “ORG. TODT” in Fraktur script, unmarked, measuring 18 cm (folded) x 16 cm and a Nazi unit ink stamp to the rear. In overall near extremely fine condition. (Organisation Todt was a civil and military engineering organisation in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, named for its founder, Fritz Todt, an engineer and senior member of the Nazi Party. The organisation was responsible for a huge range of engineering projects both in Nazi Germany and in occupied territories from France to the Soviet Union during the Second World War. The organisation became notorious for using forced labour. From 1943 until 1945 during the late phase of the Third Reich, OT administered all constructions of concentration camps to supply forced labour to industry). The price includes UK delivery. N 106. £295.00 |
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