More badges "made" by Juncker than we know?
Dear fellow collectors,
With the help of a good collector friend in Hamburg, I was able to find an article in the "Deutsche Uniformen Zeitschrift", which united the former "Schwert & Spaten" and "Der Uniformen-Markt" in one magazine later in the war. The issue dates back to 20th June, 1944. This is not just some magazine, it is the official magazine for announcements of the LDO and the Präsidialkanzlei (among other institutions).
The article basically reads:
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE PRÄSIDIALKANZLEI:
Assignment of ONE company for the war badges of the Wehrmacht
When applications from several companies for the manufacture of the war badges of the Wehrmacht for private purchase were checked, big differences in quality and design have been noted. As a result, the Präsidialkanzlei has assigned the company of C.E. Juncker as the manufacturer of the war badges of the Wehrmacht (all miniatures, even those of the war badges will still be manufactured by Steinhauer & Lück). Following the binding guidelines of the supreme command of the Wehrmacht, C. E. Juncker will create sample badges, which will then be declared by the Präsidialkanzlei to be the binding role models, for all companies, which create war badges for the private purchase market. The Präsidialkanzlei is asking these makers to refrain from acquiring new tools for the war badges of the Wehrmacht, until these sample badges are finished. At the given time, the companies owning a concession can order the dies from the company C.E. Juncker.
With the help of a good collector friend in Hamburg, I was able to find an article in the "Deutsche Uniformen Zeitschrift", which united the former "Schwert & Spaten" and "Der Uniformen-Markt" in one magazine later in the war. The issue dates back to 20th June, 1944. This is not just some magazine, it is the official magazine for announcements of the LDO and the Präsidialkanzlei (among other institutions).
The article basically reads:
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE PRÄSIDIALKANZLEI:
Assignment of ONE company for the war badges of the Wehrmacht
When applications from several companies for the manufacture of the war badges of the Wehrmacht for private purchase were checked, big differences in quality and design have been noted. As a result, the Präsidialkanzlei has assigned the company of C.E. Juncker as the manufacturer of the war badges of the Wehrmacht (all miniatures, even those of the war badges will still be manufactured by Steinhauer & Lück). Following the binding guidelines of the supreme command of the Wehrmacht, C. E. Juncker will create sample badges, which will then be declared by the Präsidialkanzlei to be the binding role models, for all companies, which create war badges for the private purchase market. The Präsidialkanzlei is asking these makers to refrain from acquiring new tools for the war badges of the Wehrmacht, until these sample badges are finished. At the given time, the companies owning a concession can order the dies from the company C.E. Juncker.
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