First Freikorps sleeve badge

[morel5000]

Hi All,

this is my first "Freikorps" sleeve badge, from the "1 garde reserve division". Does someone has a pic in wear? I cannot find a lot of documentation except from the Bundesarchiv (see pic), opinions?

Kind regards,
Michel

[morel5000]

Curved and Bundesarchiv:

[Brian L.]

Is that the badge that Weitze had for sale?

Here's a pic and some information.

FREIWILLIGEN 1. GARDE-RESERVE-DIVISION:

Commander
Generalmajor Paul Tiede

First General Staff Officer
Hauptmann von Rabenau

Formed in the area of
Generalkommando des Garde-Korps (Berlin)

Manpower Strength
10.400

Order of battle (as of 20 May 1919)
1. Garde-Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade (Oberst Freiherr von Schrötter)
- 1. Garde-Reserve-Regiment (I. & III.) (Major von Brederlow)
- 2. Garde-Reserve-Regiment (I.-III.) (Hauptmann der Reserve Karl von Plehwe)
- Garde-Reserve-Regimnet 64 (I.-III.) (Hauptmman Schaumburg)
- Detachement von Brandis * (Hauptmann Cordt von Brandis)
- Bataillon Gravenstein * (Hauptmann Gravenstein)
- Bataillon von Maltzan (5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß) * (Oberleutnant Freiherr von Maltzan)
Stab des Dragoner-Regiment 2: Major Graf Yorck *
- 1. Freiwilligen Eskadron Ulanen-Regiment 16 *
- Eskadron 1. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment
- Detachement Kürassier-Regiment 7
- Garde-Kavallerie-Eskadron Bredow (3./Garde-Kürassier-Regiment)
- Freiwilligen Eskadron Dragoner-Regiment 2 *
- MG-Scharfschützen-Abteilung Ulanen-Regiment 11 *
1. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment (Major von Schmoller)
- I.-III., Detachement Stever *
- Batterie Waldmann *
- Freiwilligen Batterie Feldartillerie-Regiment 40*
- 2. (Freiwilligen) Batterie Feldartillerie-Regiment 26 *
- II./Garde-Fußartillerie-Regiment **
Kommandeur der Pioniere (Hauptmann Hoymann)
- 1./Pionier-Bataillon 7
- Freiwilligen Kompanie Pionier-Bataillon 28 *
Kampfgeschwader Sachsenberg ** (Oberleutnant zur See Gotthard Sachsenberg)
- Flieger-Abteilung 413
- Jagdstaffel (Jasta) 416
- Schlachtstaffel (Schlasta) 417
Freiwilligen Ballonzug 108 * (Rittmeister Seer)
Garde-Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur 401
- Garde-Divisions-Fernsprech-Abteilung 401 **
- Garde-Divisions-Funker-Abteilung 17 **
Divisions-Kraftwagen-Kolonne 090 **
Freiwilligen Staffelstab 1201 (Hauptmann Schellenberg)
- Freiwilligen Fuhrpark-Kolonnen (1201, 1202, 1203, 1204 *)
- Feldbäckerie-Kolonne 311 *
- Feldschlächterie-Abteilung 351 *
- Divisions-Brücken-Train 99 *
- Gendarmerie-Trupp der 1. Garde-Reserve-Division (mounted) **
- Deutsche Feldpost 875 **
- Pferdelazarett 401 *
- Freiwilligen Sanitäts-Kompanie 11 *
- Freiwilligen Sanitäts-St. 1201

* With the 2. Infanterie-Brigade
** Elements with the 2. Infanterie-Brigade

The Freiwilligen 1. Garde-Reserve-Division was formed from the Imperial 1. Garde-Reserve-Division and remained at full war strength in November 1918. It was present in Berlin during the Spartacist uprising in January 1919, but was held in reserve and not actively involved. It was sent to Kurland in Ferbruary 1919 and then in May the majority of the division was sent to West Prussia.
However, several units detached including: Vol. 2nd Guards Reserve Regt, two Batteries of 1st Guards Field Artillery Rgt, 2nd Bty of Guards Foot Artillery, Vol. Bns Schauroth and Maltzan and remained in Kurland until December 1919.

The Division was used to form Reichswehr-Brigade 34 in June 1919 and merged with Reichswehr-Brigade 15 in October 1919.

[mchap]

Looks like the one from Weitze, similar moth nips on the cloth backing.

I like it

[morel5000]

Both thanks for the comments! Yes it is the one from Weitze.

[Brian L.]

Fantastic, original badge.

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[morel5000]

Thanks for the pics!!