Elephant enamled Pin

[Thälmannpionier]

Hello Tinnie Collectors..

this one puzzled me for a very long Time now... it came in a Box with some german Pins and badges..

anyone seen this Pin before..reminds me on Unit Symbol or something about colonial related.

Andreas

[Panzervtiger]

Whatever it is, its a good looker

[Doug Kenwright]

You may be on the right track with the thought that it could be a truppenkenzeichen

Go to: http://www.wwiidaybyday.com/ and look under schilder.

The shield design is a match for Korp. Abteilung C, so perhaps this is a component of it? The aforementioned organization was formed out of the remnants of 3 divisions after disastrous losses on the eastern front.