HIAG "Wiking" badge...........

[Steve 5]

Gents just spotted this on E-Bay Germany, a wonderful HIAG remembrance badge for "5.SS-Panzer-Division Wiking"....a bit expensive at 49.95 Euro, but a nice badge all the same, any one have any HIAG memorabilia ?
HIAG= Hilfsgemeinschaft auf Gegenseitigkeit der Angehörigen der ehemaligen Waffen-SS (Mutual Help Association of Former Waffen SS Members) was a German World War II veteran's organization founded in 1951 by former officers of the Waffen-SS.
Prost ! Steve.

[Nigel N]

Nice badge Steve...
And, may I say, a great example of the "vet related pieces" that this section is trying to cover alongside 57ers!
Are you going for it?????
-Nigel

[Borzadow]

Yesterday I saw that one too !!!

Very nice and attractive! But as you have said - a little bit too expensive...

[Nigel N]

Are there any photo's of the reverse???
-Nigel

[Borzadow]

here you are

[Nigel N]

Thanks Patryk!
Have any earlier (50's/60's) versions of this or any other Wiking badges been seen?
-Nigel

[Borzadow]

We better ask Steve about that.

That's the only I have seen - or the only I remember

[Steve 5]

Patryk, Nigel, no other "Wiking" related veteran pieces seen as yet (no doubt there are other Waffen SS vets association badges around) , no doubt they are out there ! However I will show some other HIAG badges I found on E-Bay....
However I am trying resist adding anymore themes to my collection ! as I am running out of space to display..........here's some more, first up "Womans supporter" badge.
Prost ! Steve.

[Steve 5]

Next a rather modern "clutch pin" treffen/meeting badge........
Prost ! Steve.

[Steve 5]

.......and the rear of the "Wiking" badge.....interEsting rear hardware on this and the females supporters badge....
footnote:- flowers with calling card are regularly left on Micheal Wittman's grave plot by this organisation.
Prost ! Steve.

[novara]

The badges posted by Steve are offered by the same seller, somebody could have a deal.

[Tom B]

I see OdR badges from time to time, but very few of the HIAG badges surface very often. Great find !! Tom

[tystgaard]

Badges

I have also seen these badges, and still thinking about going for them.
I did buy this one from another seller. A HIAG honor pin with Award doc.
could be interesting to know how Herbert Bolenius where? I will take some more pics when I gets it.

BR
Nicolai

[tystgaard]

Wiking

About postwar Wiking

I have this postwar Wiking framing

BR
Nicolai

[Nigel N]

Some nice items guys!!
If we have enough pieces to look at, we could always start a dedicated HIAG thread, in the same way as we have the OdR one??
-Nigel