Austria-Hungary Badge of the Heimatschutz (Home Guard)

[Christian Zulus]

Badge of the Heimatschutz (Home Guard)

Gentlemen,

that's a - rather large - badge of the Austrian Heimatschutz (Home Guard), the military arm of the "Vaterl?ndische Front" ("Fatherland Front") http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotic_Front_%28Austria%29 , commemorating a meeting at the 14th of march 1933 in Schoenbrunn, Vienna:

Does anyone know more facts about that badge ?

Best regards

Christian

[Viribus Unitis]

You can find this bagdes very often, and they were made for all kind of meetings.

The Heimatschutz was not Part of the VF, it was an idependent Organisation founded in the 20ies. In 1936 all paramilitaric Organisations were prohibited and the Haeimatschutz became part of the Frontmiliz, wich was part of the VF

Edited July 8, 2007 by Viribus Unitis

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Johannes,

many thanks for your expertise .

So, the military arm of the VF ("Fatherland Front") had been called "Frontmiliz".

Best regards

Christian

You can find this bagdes very often, and they were made for all kind of meetings.

The Heimatschutz was not Part of the VF, it was an idependent Organisation founded in the 20ies. In 1936 all paramilitaric Organisations were prohibited and the Haeimatschutz became part of the Frontmiliz, wich was part of the VF

[Viribus Unitis]

Yeah but onnly from 1936 on.

[Josef Rietveld]

as addition another rather large badge (7,5 x 4,5 cm) from the Heimwehr on occasion of the Landesaufmarsch in Linz 1935

haynau