Lot 400

WWII NAZI GERMAN INSIGNIA LOT NAVY ARMY NSDAP

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WWII NAZI GERMAN INSIGNIA LOT NAVY ARMY NSDAP
WWII NAZI GERMAN INSIGNIA LOT NAVY ARMY NSDAP
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WWII NAZI GERMAN INSIGNIA LOT NAVY ARMY NSDAP

Estimate: $300 - $400

Starting Bid: $150

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by Milestone Auctions
August 1, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
Live Auction
38198 Willoughby Parkway
Willoughby, OH, US 44094

Lot of WWII Nazi German insignia lot to include 1) KRIEGSMARINE EM/NCO'S BREAST EAGLE. Machine woven national eagle in golden yellow cotton threads on a cut-out woven, navy blue, rayon base. The eagle is machine stitched in the typical zig-zag fashion to a cut-out section of navy blue wool. MINT! German Naval uniforms and headgear were based on traditional designs that date back to the creation of the Prussian Navy in 1848, and although uniforms and headgear did evolve during the interim years many items used during the Third Reich would still have been quite recognizable to the Imperial sailor. The Kriegsmarine adopted wear of the new national eagle on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform on March 24TH 1934. The Kriegsmarine’s version of the national eagle was identical to the army version except for the coloration with the army utilizing silver, white and gray eagles while the Kriegsmarine utilized golden yellow eagles. Of Note: The only exceptions in the coloration of the Kriegsmarine eagles was that personnel serving in the Administrative branch utilized a silver eagle while eagles worn on the white jumper shirts were in cornflower blue. 2) KRIEGSMARINE EM/NCO'S WHITE "JUMPER" SHIRT BREAST EAGLE. Machine woven breast eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons, in cornflower blue rayon threads on a woven, white, rayon base. German Naval uniforms and headgear were based on traditional designs that date back to the creation of the Prussian Navy in 1848, and although uniforms and headgear did evolve during the interim years many items used during the Third Reich would still have been quite recognizable to the Imperial sailor. The Kriegsmarine adopted wear of the new national eagle on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform on March 24TH 1934. The Kriegsmarine’s version of the national eagle was identical to the army version except for the coloration with the army utilizing silver, white and gray eagles while the Kriegsmarine utilized golden yellow eagles. Of Note: The only exceptions in the coloration of the Kriegsmarine eagles was that personnel serving in the Administrative branch utilized a silver eagle while eagles worn on the white jumper shirts were in cornflower blue. Due to the silver insignia the Administrative personnel were contemptuously referred to as Silberlinge, (Silvered Ones). Generally officer’s ranks utilized hand embroidered breast eagles while EM/NCO’s ranks utilized machine embroidered or machine woven breast eagles. Originally a metal eagle was authorized for wear on the white pullover "jumper" shirt until regulations of November 13TH 1935 dictated that a machine embroidered, cornflower blue eagle was the only eagle permissible for wear on that garment. Additional regulations of October 19TH 1936 altered the white "jumper" shirt’s machine embroidered eagle to a machine woven eagle for the duration of the war. 3) KRIEGSMARINE OFFICER'S BREAST EAGLE. High quality, hand embroidered breast eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in its talons, in two grades of celleon gilt threads. German Naval uniforms and headgear were based on traditional designs that date back to the creation of the Prussian Navy in 1848, and although uniforms and headgear did evolve during the interim years many items used during the Third Reich would still have been quite recognizable to the Imperial sailor. The Kriegsmarine adopted a slightly modified version of the NSDAP’s, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Workers Party), national eagle for wear on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform on March 24TH 1934. The Kriegsmarine’s version of the national eagle was identical to the army version except for the coloration with the army utilizing silver, white and gray eagles while the Kriegsmarine utilized golden yellow eagles. Of Note: The only exceptions in the coloration of the Kriegsmarine eagles was that personnel serving in the Administrative branch utilized a silver eagle while eagles worn on the white jumper shirts were in cornflower blue. Due to the silver insignia the Administrative personnel were contemptuously referred to as Silberlinge, (Silvered Ones). Generally officer’s ranks utilized hand embroidered breast eagles while EM/NCO’s ranks utilized machine embroidered or machine woven breast eagles. 4) WEHRMACHT NCO/OFFICER'S BREAST EAGLE. Machine woven, national breast eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons in bright, silver/aluminum flat-wire threads on a cut-out, woven, gray/green rayon base which is machine stitched on a green badge cloth backing. The German army originally adopted a slightly modified version of the NSDAP’s national eagle by order on February 17TH 1934, with instructions to have it applied to all steel helmets, visor caps, and tunics by May 1ST 1934. Later amendments to the introductory order stipulated that the national eagle was also to be worn on all field caps, the sports uniform and the black panzer wrap. The eagle came in three distinct designs with two having slightly different out-stretched wings and the third with down-swept wings. Generally Officer’s ranks utilized hand or machine embroidered breast eagles while EM/NCO’s ranks utilized machine embroidered or woven breast eagles. The early, standard issue, EM/NCO’s M36 breast eagles were in white threads and were to be abolished in 1939 to be replaced with a less visible gray M39 breast eagle but the changeover was never fully completed. This pattern was primarily utilized on the service dress uniform and the M35 dress tunic but it can also be encountered on field blouses. 5) WEHRMACHT EM/NCO'S M36 BREAST EAGLE. Early, M36 pattern, machine woven breast eagle in light grey threads on a cut-out, woven blue/green rayon base. The German army originally adopted a slightly modified version of the NSDAP’s national eagle by order on February 17TH 1934, with instructions to have it applied to all steel helmets, visor caps, and tunics by May 1ST 1934. Later amendments to the introductory order stipulated that the national eagle was also to be worn on all field caps, the sports uniform and the black panzer wrap. The eagle came in three distinct designs with two having slightly different out-stretched wings and the third with down-swept wings. Generally officer’s ranks utilized hand or machine embroidered breast eagles while EM/NCO’s ranks utilized machine embroidered or woven breast eagles. The early standard issue EM/NCO’s M36 breast eagles were in white threads and were to be abolished in 1939 to be replaced with a less visible grey M39 breast eagle but the changeover was never fully completed. 6) WEHRMACHT MOUNTAIN TROOPER'S VISOR CAP EDELWEISS. Two piece, alloy, stemless edelweiss features eleven extended, irregular petals and a gilt washed six bulb stamen. The reverse of the badge is a mirror image of the obverse and one of the original two attachment prongs are intact. 7) WEHRMACHT VISOR CAP WREATH & COCKADE. (Mützen Eichenlaubkranz und Korkade). Second pattern, (circa March 1935 May 1945), visor cap wreath and national tricolor cockade. Aluminum production. All complete. Visor caps were a standard item for all personnel during the Third Reich period and regulations dictated the form of dress they were to be worn with based on the individual's rank. Officers and certain senior NCO ranks were responsible for purchasing their own caps and could choose to purchase them from the army clothing depots or to privately purchase visor caps of higher quality. Originally the insignia worn on the visor cap consisted of the Weimar Reichsheer pattern oak leaf wreath and cockade until March 14TH 1933 when the Reichswehr’s oval black, red and gold cockade was replaced with a circular cockade in black, white, and red. On February 17TH 1934 the Third Reich pattern national eagle for the army was officially introduced for wear on the visor cap. In March 1935 a new, more detailed, pattern wreath and cockade and a second, larger pattern national eagle were also introduced for wear and were utilized until the end of the war. The new insignia came in a variety of manufacturing styles to include stamped alloy, hand embroidered and even machine woven in some instances. 8) WEHRMACHT VISOR CAP EAGLE. (Schirmmützen Adler). Second pattern, (Circa March 1935 May 1945), aluminum construction national eagle features outstretched wings, and is clutching a wreathed, canted swastika in it’s talons. Original prongs are intact. 9) WEHRMACHT VISOR CAP WREATH. Second pattern, (circa March 1935 May 1945), visor cap wreath. Aluminum production. All complete. 10) WEHRMACHT GEFREITER'S RANK CHEVRON. he insignia consists of a single, "V" shaped, machine woven, bright, silver/aluminum, diamond patterned, tress chevron, machine stitched on an inverted, triangular, blue/green badge cloth base. 11) WEHRMACHT GEFREITER'S RANK CHEVRON. he insignia consists of a single, "V" shaped, machine woven, bright, silver/aluminum, diamond patterned, tress chevron, machine stitched on an inverted, triangular, blue/green badge cloth base. 12) LUFTWAFFE STABSFELDWEBEL COLLAR TAB. One Gull is missing.  13) WEHRMACHT LONG SERVICE RIBBON 14) DEUTSCHES FRAUENWERK MEMBERSHIP BADGE. The alloy badge takes the form of a 32mm tall inverted triangle with a 30mm wide top edge. It features a black enameled central field upon which is a silver mobile sunwheel swastika above a silver "Leben-rune" (Life-rune). The top silvered edge of the badge is wider than the sides and features the red enameled Gothic script "Deutsches Frauenwerk". A horizontal pin-back device is crimped to a circular plate brazed to the top of its reverse, beneath which is embossed an RZM, "Reichszeugmeisterei" (National-material-control-office), logo and "M1/93".

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