Deutscher Turnerbund Gau IX Westfalen badge with referring photo of the owner

[Solomon]

Hi gents,

by accident this quite rare badge of the Deutscher Turnerschaft  (German gymnast association) GAU IX Westfalen came to me
as a part of a photo estate (mainly WW1 Verdun etc).

The privious owner was Fritz Stratmann from Herne, Westfalia.

 

The badge has a little damage, but more intersting is, that Stratmann was wearing this damaged badge already 1936.
The photo-detail of him is proofing it. Stratmann is also wearing the armband "Obmann" (=referee).

Since the Deutscher Turnerschaft was integrated in 1936 into the DRL, Stratmann couldn´t wear this badge any longer.

 

BR Roman

[Scowen]

Hi Roman,

 

Thank you for sharing this wonderful & rare photo with us 🤩.  You say that Fritz Stratmann is wearing the badge in 1936. Is the photo dated on the reverse to show this? Also, may we see a close up of the round badge that he is wearing on his lapel please?

 

Thank you again for sharing this picture.  Here is a scan of my badge.

 

Don

 

 

[Solomon]

Hi Don,

here is the wished closeup. Indeed the photo is marked with 1936 at its back.
I assume it a "Kyffhäuser-Bund" badge...nothing extra-ordinary.
Do you agree to my identification?

BR
Roman

Edited April 3, 2024 by Solomon

[Scowen]

Hi Roman,

 

Thank you for the extra information & photo. Yes a shooting badge from the Deutscher Reichskriegerbund Kyffhäuser (DRKB), the "Große Ehrennadel der Schießauszeichnung".  Indeed this proves to be a doubly rare photo as it is also very unusual to see this badge in wear.  I have often seen the lower grades (bronze, silver & gold) in photos, but not the large honour version 🤩.

 

Here is my example, unfortunately it has lost most of the gold finish ☹️.

 

 

[Solomon]

Interesting...although I identified it as the Kyffhäuser badge, I didn´t konw, that is was a rare one.

 

By the way, here is another picture of Stratmann from 1935, wearing Lippe-medalbar, but not the DT badge.

[--dj--Joe]

Interesting. Two sports badges. One DRA  one DRL?

 

--dj--Joe

[Scowen]

17 hours ago, Solomon said:

Interesting...although I identified it as the Kyffhäuser badge, I didn´t konw, that is was a rare one.

 

 

Hi Roman,

 

The badge itself is quite common, it is seeing it being worn in a picture that is rare.

 

Another great picture, thank you for sharing it with us.

 

Don