JNoble

Peter, I understand what your saying about the logo and I have no explanation other than it may have something to do with a change of dies and a new die-maker that was used on this run of lacquered pins.

As to finding the 4 Fox Hole books goes keep an eye on ebay they show up there often.

And a pinback maked only with Ges Gesch.

maker marked P&L

Another one found in the ground

unearthed

Pinback

Arbeits Dank (Labor Thanks) was established in 1933 to provide assistance to members who had suffered work related injuries or illness, or were involved in work related education.

Thanks Don, I have always thought the use of different styles of enamel was left up to the maker like we find with the party membership badges. Now after reading your thoughts on the subject that makes a lot more sense as you have found there is a definite division between the low and high numbered badges that corresponds with the type of enamel (opaque orange or translucent red) used I like that idea better.

Here is my late form example.

I would say they were issued around the same time.

Alex, This is part of the Luftwaffenhelferinnenschaft early warning air-defence system. This unit badge was issued to the women responsible for Aircraft observation, identification and direction of aircraft and reporting with the use of radar, searchlights,binoculars and hearing apparatus. Here is a photo of the badge as it was worn.

Here's what an original Flugmeldedienst babge ( Air Warning service badge) looks like.

The top two are for Wehrmacht day celebrations the bottom is for police day celebrations and the round plastic pin is one in a set of 10 pins sold by the WHW to show the use of the swastika as historical decoration.

I echo Don's reply about this tinnie, what size is it and does it have a MM?

Robert, Nice badges you have there. Don's right Wagner used more then one die-set while making his party badges and each one was a little different.

Here's one a nurse's badge I believe the blue border indecates it's a Supervisors badge.

Don, The single mothers had the choice of keeping their babies or giving them up for adoption. The Lebensborn took care of these babies until they were able to find families that met the qualifications set forth by the SS.

Don, Here is what I think was going on with this organization. The Mütter Cross was issued to all good German mothers as an out in the open for all the world to see how well the Third Reich was taking care of them. Then you have the Reichsbund der Kinderreichen a little less talked about branch whose members were also married and met the special hereditary qualities of the Aryan race. And then you have the more closely guarded Lebensborn branch overseen by the SS whose members also met the hereditary qualities but were not required to be married to have children for the Reich including the occupied Nordic counties as stated in the Spiegel article. James.

One more

Here's another

Heavy pressed paper WHW donation item.

A more typical WHW pin.

A nice WHW bevo style donation pin

Here's one from the Saar.