Bundesrepublik Miniature chain

[ksg]

My latest addition. I was surprised to find a denazified "Panzerkampfabzeichen" on the chain. Was this normal?

Kjell

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[Grant Broadhurst]

I have seen this before , all i can think is that either the vet had the Panzer and added it or the jeweller that made it up had a look through his stock and could only find a leftover WW2 piece and took the swastika off .

[Guest Rick Research]

As seems to be the case with almost every chain, this cannot have been worn by any real person:

There is a 1914 EK2 with 1939 Spange-- and yet no Hindenburg Cross X...

or Wehrmacht long service awards ...

but was the recipient of the "Sitzfleischorden" KVKs 1X and 2X...

AND a Panzer Assault Badge (!) AND 1939 EK1 and...

a KNIGHT'S CROSS!!!!

The combination makes no sense. Someone, as happens all the time, has simply attached random awards onto a chain.

[Ingsoc]

I agree with Rick Research, also someone who stay in the German army after WW1 would surely also have won 1914 EK1 as only the best soldiers were allowed to stay after WW1.

[ksg]

Sorry for late response, but thanks for your opinion's! The first thing I didn't like about it was the lack of the Hindenburg Cross the rest was of course obvious when you pointed it out. Thanks again!

I think the most deasent thing to do here is to dismantle it, keep the one I lack in my collection (2. class with "spange" )and sell the rest as loose items.

Here is two new ones which I think is the real thing.

Kjell

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