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    Help ID Freikorps? Pin

    Can anyone ID what this pin is for?
    GermanPin1.jpg GermanPin2.jpg

    #2
    Maybe I am wrong, but it does not look Freikorps.
    It looks as an insignia for a youth-organization, known as Deutsche Freischar?

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      #3
      Originally posted by wilhelm Saris View Post
      Maybe I am wrong, but it does not look Freikorps.
      It looks as an insignia for a youth-organization, known as Deutsche Freischar?
      I agree it's not Freikorps. I'm not sure it's Deutsche Freischar, either. I thought their insignia was a rune in the stylized form of a wheat sheaf.

      Despite being German manufacture, it may not be German. The blue, white and black makes me think of Latvia or possibly Finland. It could be a regimental badge from either of those countries.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Brian L. View Post

        I agree it's not Freikorps. I'm not sure it's Deutsche Freischar, either. I thought their insignia was a rune in the stylized form of a wheat sheaf.

        Despite being German manufacture, it may not be German. The blue, white and black makes me think of Latvia or possibly Finland. It could be a regimental badge from either of those countries.
        Here some images about the needle.
        First from "Ratgeber für Fahrt und Lager" from April 10, 1933. This is a price-list for clothings and insignia for youth organizations

        freischar 001.jpg
        Second from "Deutscher Jungenkalender" 1931/1932 with short notes to youth-organizations in Germany.

        freischar 002.jpg

        The small Balkenkreuz became the new insignia, the wider one was an alternative

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          #5
          Originally posted by wilhelm Saris View Post

          Here some images about the needle.
          First from "Ratgeber für Fahrt und Lager" from April 10, 1933. This is a price-list for clothings and insignia for youth organizations

          freischar 001.jpg
          Second from "Deutscher Jungenkalender" 1931/1932 with short notes to youth-organizations in Germany.

          freischar 002.jpg

          The small Balkenkreuz became the new insignia, the wider one was an alternative
          Thanks for the excellent documentation Wilhelm.

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