Flugmeldedienst Helferinnen

[J Temple-West]

The badge of the Flugmeldedienst helferinnen (aircraft reporting service auxiliaries)

maker - J. Preissler - Pforzheim

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Stan]

Great badge John. I never realised before how nice these badges really are and now I want one!

 

Stan

Edited May 11, 2015 by Stan

[J Temple-West]

Morning, Stan

Great design isn’t it.

I had been after one of these for some time, myself…. hard to find an original with intact enamel.

 

So, general rule of thumb when buying one of these:

Always go for a “Preissler” marked one; some say that there are original unmarked examples out there, but wouldn’t take the chance.

Any more than a five digit membership number, leave well alone.

 

If I come across another decent one, I’ll give you a shout.

Warmest regards

John

[Stan]

Thanks!

[--dj--Joe]

A nice example.

I'll share my damaged example. It may be of some interest.

--dj--Joe

[J Temple-West]

Morning, Joe

That one certainly has been there.  If only it could talk, what stories it could tell.

 

 

 

 

[larsb001]

Hello John.

Thanks for the picture with the nice looking woman!

Seems I could be leading the contest of who have the lowest numbered badge . I'm just wondering, although I have seen several of these, I have never seen any with a low number like 27, 208 or 1230, all I have seen have been numbered with 20xxx, 30xxx or 40xxx. But of course I haven't seen thousands! Would you know how the numbering system were made, meaning did they start with 1? I'm just curious.

Regards, Lars

 

 

  

 

 

Edited May 22, 2015 by larsb001

[J Temple-West]

Good morning, Lars

An interesting question....

I have sent an email to a fellow collector whose collecting interests cover civilian organizations of the Wehrmacht in the hope that he has some information.

I do know that the Flugmeldedienst was an independent branch until the formation of the Luftnachrichtenhelferinnen, into which it was absorbed in February 1941.

A new badge, or 2nd pattern badge, was instituted for the flugmeldedienst helferinneen, but the Luftnachrichtenhelferinnen badge is what is mostly seen worn in period photographs.