Interesting Stickpin

[Eric Queen]

I received this in the mail last week from a woman whose husband was with 2./Fsch.Jg.Batl."Brandenburg". She say he and some other guys from the unit gave them to their girlfriends (including her) during the war. I don't recall seeing anything like it.

What do you think? Something that could have been done by the unit, or simply a souvenir from Brandenburger Tor? Nicely made and is certainly old.

Thanks

EQ

[Christian L]

i've seen one before - but on the blood order ribbon, as a mini.

don't know anything about it - but i believe more in the story you've posted as in the blood order story.

not really a big help - but hopfully a small one christian

[Raymond]

Eric,

I have the same stickpin.I've never read anything about it but, just thought it a souvinier from the Brandenburg gate.Like you would get from say the Statue of Liberty.Would be nice to find out it's something more than that.
Ray

[Raymond]

Here's the back.No markings that I can see.

[Gregory Koepp]

here's the other type that i have.

greg

[Eric Stahlhut]

Greg,

Isn't that supposed to depict the Feldherrnhalle in Munich apropos the B-Tor?

[Gregory Koepp]

ya blood order i think????


greg

[Giel VW]

Indeed a bloodorder, same colours, same building

[James Noble]

Not the same building.

[FS154]

I know that a few "Brandenburg" units had unofficial pins, mostly worn on their field caps. The Brandenburg gate pin could be such a unofficial iem.