Collection of portraits with WHW insignia

[Gefreiter otto]

I don't know if this display is vintage...

 

Badges produced in the state majolica factory in Karlsruhe, in Hamburg, Hannover-Ost, Gmunden, Mürzzuschlag and Vienna.

Reinhard Tieste identifies two variants in the insignia of the Signs of the Zodiac (Tierkreiszeichen😞

- Preßmasseabzeichen: Pressing compound badge

- Keramikabzeichen: Ceramic badge

[Gefreiter otto]

Series: Germanic swords and daggers
(Germainische Schwerter und Dolche)

8 light metal badges with semi-precious stones embedded in various colors.

Pickup date: 4/11-5/11/1939

Aid to the winter war 1939/40 (1. Kriegswinterhilfswerk des deutschen Volkes 1939/40).

Eich-wide street collection (Reichstraßensammlung), carried out by the SA, SS, NSKK (Nationalsozialistische Kraftfahrkorps) and NSFK (Nationalsozialistische Flieger-Korps).

28,978,930 units manufactured, mainly in Idar-Oberstein, Hanau, Pforzheim, Schwäbisch-Gmünd i Jabloncu (Gablonz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2023 by Gefreiter otto

[--dj--Joe]

That's a real nice image with the giant pretzel. (Brezel).

 

--dj--Joe

[Gefreiter otto]

 

German Police Day
Tag der deutschen Polizei

 

Zinc badge.
Police emblem (Polizei-Hoheitsabzeihen)
Collection date: February 14 and 15, 1942.
Aid to the winter war 1942/43 (Kriegswinterhilfswerk des deutschen Volkes 1942/43).
Collection on the streets throughout the Reich on the occasion of German Police Day (Reichstraßensammlung zum "Tag der Polizei"),
carried out by the Police and technical services.

 

 

 

 

Unterwachtmeister der Schutzpolizei

 

 

 

 

 

Voigtländer paper brand, Postcard size.

 

 

 

Waf Forum member Randy Flieger has identified some 62 different markings for this insignia in his magnificent collection.

 

 

Edited January 11 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

Series: Coat of arms of German cities abroad
(Städtewappen auslandsdeutscher Städte)

59 badge designs; including 55 sheet metal and 4 cardboard.

Collection of the organization VDA - Volksbund für das Deutschem im Ausland

Badges were sold in 1934-1939

The VDA (Volksbund für das Deutschem im Ausland / People's Association for Germanness Abroad) also had its own charitable collections.

The VDA was originally a means for Germans living abroad to stay in touch with their country's culture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We can identify the second shield as belonging to Pettau (Ptuj, Slovenia)

 

 

 

some shields:
Riga (Riga, Latvia)
Sonderburg (Sonderborg, Denmark)
Cilli (Celje, Slovenia)
Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic)
Marburg ad Drau (Maribor, Slovenia)
Pleß (Pszczyna, Poland)
Trübau (Moravská Třebová, Czech Republic)
Danzig (Gdańsk, Poland)
Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic)
Stadt Tarvis (Tarvisio, Italy)

 

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Edited January 17 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

Series: Seagulls
(Möwen)
Gausammlungen - Gau Collection

The series is distributed in the Gau Danzing, East Prussia.

Aid to the winter 1936/37 (Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes 1936 / 37 ).

Collection date: 16/01/1937

5 Black and white Porcelain Badges of Seagulls

 

 

 

 

 

 

The use of Winterhilfswerkes insignia as brooches and decorations on clothing was common.

The Porcelain badges had slight variations in size, color, etc.

 

Personal file

These Winterhilfswerkes gulls are very rare to see

 

 

https://www.kunst-und-troedel.info/forum/
http://www.whw.porcelanki.net/news.php
Spendenbelege des Winterhilfswerkes, Bd. IV Reinhard Tieste

 

 

 

Edited January 30 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

Series: Butterflies
(Schmetterlinge)

8 porcelain butterflies, there are differences in paint and size
Compilation date: Mai. 1936
Serie distributed by the organization "Mutter und Kind" ("Mother and Son")

 

 

 

 

 

The butterfly that the girl wears seems to be from the first series, in 1936.

 

 

Paper Agfa - Lupex, size 4cm x 7cm.

 

 

Personal file

Personal file

 

There is a second series of porcelain butterflies:
10 colorful hand-painted porcelain badges, there are differences in paint and size
Street collection throughout the Reich (Reichstraßensammlung), carried out by DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront)
Collection date: March, 1940.

 

 

Phillip Militaria.

Edited February 8 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

Ship

(Schiff - Kriegsschiff)

There are many ship-related insignia within the WHW, covering many eras, types and models.

 

 

Personal file

In some Gaus, limited editions of metal insignia of Warships and Submarines were made.

Segelschiff - Sailing ship
Wikingerschiff - Viking ship
Kutter - Cutter
Kreuzer - Cruiser
Zerstörer - Destroyer
Segelschulschiff - Sailing training ship
Zweimastsegler - Two-masted sailboat
Raddampfer - Paddle steamer
Schnelldampfer - Fast steamer
Großsegler - Tall ship
Barkasse - Longboat
ETC....

 

 

 

 

 

 

The photograph shows an insignia of an unidentified warship, metallic, semi-hollow and with a string to be worn on clothing or uniform.

There could be a version with a needle pin.

 

 

 

 

The photo serves to faithfully represent what any of these insignia would look like.

The best-known series with ships were these:

Serie: Wehrmacht 1 (Darstellungen aus der Wehrmacht)

12 gray plastic figures, unpainted.

Collection of the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) throughout the Reich.
Collection date: 1940

Serie: Wehrmacht 2 (Darstellungen der Wehrmacht)

12 gray plastic figures (trolitul), unpainted

Collection on the streets throughout the Reich on the occasion of Wehrmacht Day (Reichsstraßensammlung zum "Tag der Wehrmacht"), carried out by
NSKOV (Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung),
NSRKB (Nationalsozialistischer Reichskriegerbund),
DRK (Deutsches Rotes Keuz) and
RTB (Reichstreubund ehemaliger Berufssoldaten).

Collection date: March 1941.

 

 

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Edited February 13 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

Series: Ancient Germanic battle axes 3
(Altgermanische Kampfbeile und Streitäxte)

8 zinc badges with semi-precious stones embedded in various colors.

Collection date: 19/20/ October -1940

Aid to the winter war 1940/41 (Kriegswinterhilfswerk des deutschen Volkes 1940/41).

Reich-wide street collection (Reichstraßensammlung), carried out by RLB (Reichsluftschutzbund), RdK (Reichsbund der Kinderreichen) and NSKOV (Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung).

Badges made in Idar-Oberste.

43,801,998 units were made.


Its design is not realistic, it is rather a free representation.

1. Felssteinbeil - Stone Ax
2. Streitaxt - Battle Ax
3. Dolchstab - Dagger Staff
4. Steinhacke - Stone Peak
5. Amazonenaxt - Amazonian Ax
6. Tüllenbeil - Bronze Ax
7. Amazonenaxt - Amazonian Ax
8. Streitaxt - Battle Ax

 

 

Edited February 15 by Gefreiter otto

[--dj--Joe]

I appreciate seeing all the period in wear images. 👀

 

Thank you,

--dj--Joe

[Gefreiter otto]

 

Series: Police
(Polizeibeamte)

8 plastic figures.

There are three versions: colorful hand-painted, uniformly painted in silver gray, and uniformly painted in gold.

There are also different variants of shape and thickness of the bases and differences in details and paint.

Aid to the winter war 1939/40 ( Kriegswinterhilfswerk des deutschen Volkes 1939/40).

Street collection throughout the Reich (Reichstraßensammlung), on the occasion of German Police Day (Tag der deutschen Polizei), carried out by the Police, technical services and Firefighters.

Collection date: February 1940.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These elegant figures were produced in the Ostmark district of southern Westphalia, the Sudetenland and the Odenwald district.

 

 

 

 

I am collecting this series, at the moment three figures.

 

 

Mounted Gendarme in Paradeuniform (Berittener Gendarm in Paradeuniform)
Order police in formal uniform (Ordnungspolizist in Paradeuniform)
Motorcycle traffic police (Verkehrspolizist auf einem Motorrad)
Gendarme in service uniform (Gendarm im Dienstanzug)
Traffic police in summer uniform (Verkehrspolizist en Sommeruniform)
Security police in SS uniform (Sicherheitspolizist in SS uniform)
Fire Protection Police (Feuerschutzpolizist)
Auxiliary police officer (Beamter der Technischen Nothilfe)

 

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Edited February 22 by Gefreiter otto

[TracA]

What an interesting series. At first it would seem impractical to have a figurine attached to a button or through a button hole, but I guess it works.

 

Gefreiter Otto, this is a wonderful thread that you've started.

 

Tracy 

[Gefreiter otto]

Series: Peasant Houses
(Deutsche Bauernhäuser)

12 colorful painted wood veneers , size 3,05cm x 3,09cm.

Aid to the winter war 1942/43 (Kriegswinterhilfswerk des deutschen Volkes 1942/43)

Reich-wide street collection (Reichstraßensammlung), carried out by the
SA, SS, NSKK (Nationalsozialistische Kraftfahrkorps) and NSRKB (Nationalsozialistischer Reichskriegerbund).

Quantity: 55,000,000

Production location: Habelschwerdt (Silesia), as well as in home worker workshops in Erzgebirge, Vogtland and the Bavarian Forest.

Collection date: November 1942

 

 

 

 

Kärnten (Carinthia)

 

They are simple pieces, but very delicate and beautiful.

 

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Egerland (Chebsko in the Sudetenland)
Elsass (Alsace)
Frisia (Frisia)
Kärnten (Carinthia)
Mitteldeutschland (Central Germany)
Lower Rhine (Lower Rhine)
Lower Saxony (Lower Saxony)
Oberdonau (Upper Danube)
Ostpreußen (East Prussia)
Schlesien (Silesia)
Schwarzwald (Black Forest)
Südbayern (southern Bavaria)

 

Edited February 27 by Gefreiter otto

[Gefreiter otto]

Series: Signs of the Zodiac

(Tierkreiszeichen) 2

12 hand-painted ceramic badges (color and size variations)

Aid to the winter war 1940/41 (Kriegswinterhilfswerk des deutschen Volkes 1940/41)

Reich-wide street collection (Reichstraßensammlung), carried out by the RDB, the NSFK (Nationalsozialistische Flieger-Korps), the state merchants and craftsmen, the SA and the SS.

Collection date: February 1 and 2, 1941.

 

 

Photograph from 1941, 4cm by 6cm.

 

 

A Luftwaffe pilot with two horoscope-related whw insignia.

 

 

Mountain goat (Steinbock)
Aquarius (Wassermann)
Fish (Fische)
Aries (wider)
Taurus (estier)
Gemini (Zwillinge)
Cancer (Krebs)
Leon (Löwe)
Virgo (Jungfrau)
Weight (Waage)
Scorpion
Sagittarius (Schütze)

 

 

 

Edited March 13 by Gefreiter otto