Tinnies Turnerbund-Badge with a secret at the rv.

[Christian Zulus]

Turnerbund-Badge with a secret at the rv.

Gentlemen,

that's a rather large Badge of the "Deutscher Turnerbund" commemorating the 10 year jubilee of the Turngau Vienna in 1929:

The Turnerbund in Austria had been in the 1920s and early 1930s - more or less - an organisation of the so called "illegal" Nazis.

Let's have a look at the rv. of that badge

[Christian Zulus]

Turnerbund-Badge with a secret at the rv. - the secret:

What can we make out the rv. ?

A blue cornflower, the symbol of the Nazi-movement in Austria

The cornflower (made of paper) is fixed at the pin and you can wear the Austrian Nazi-symbol hidden away under the badge or turned up at the top of the badge, when you are among "friends" or PGs (= Parteigenossen, partymembers) .

Here is the normal membership badge of the "Deutscher Turnerbund":

I got both items from an (very) old relative in my family, who had been member of the Turnerbund in the late 1920s in Vienna and told the story of the blue paper flower to me.

Best regards

Christian

[--dj--Joe]

Christian, that is interesting. Thank you for showing it.

--dj--Joe

[BURGERHAUS]

I second that said by DJ Joe. Is that the badge being worn on the gentlemen's cap or is that Heim Wehr? Thanks Again. Robert

[Scowen]

Indeed, very interesting, thanks for sharing it.

Cheers

Don

[Christian Zulus]

Gentlemen,

many thanks for your interest .

No, that 1929-Turnerbund-Badge was not for the cap.

It was just a (larger) lapel pin, worne on the jacket.

The main political parties in Austria between the two World Wars had coloured flowers as a symbol:

- blue: Nazi

- red: Socialdemocrats

- white: Christian Socials http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19869

Best regards

Christian

[JNoble]

I believe this is the badge that is being used on the hat.

[Christian Zulus]

I believe this is the badge that is being used on the hat.

Dear James,

many thanks for sharing that beautiful badge with us .

I think, that you are 100 % correct, because your badge can be seen on the hat of the guy at my Turnerbund-Badge.

Best regards

Christian