Rarest SS Awards Found

[RossK]

Hi All:

Here are some recent discoveries I have posted elsewhere, but may not have been seen by everyone here. I was rooting around in Himmlers' files and came across a proposal from 20 March 1942 for a special SS-Kraftfahrabzeichen driving award for Waffen-SS. The file includes all of the rules for qualification and awarding along with the design sketches. It was to be awarded in bronze, silver and gold. Guess this should give the fakers something to add to their products now since the one with the motorcycle would probably be particularly desirable today, especially in gold. The first attachment is for the distances needed to qualify.

Happy holidays!

Ross Kelbaugh

[RossK]

Here is the design drawing for the four wheeled vehicle award.

Ross Kelbaugh

[RossK]

Here is the design drawing for the proposed Waffen-SS motorcycle driving award. Perhaps one will turn up at the SOS or MAX sometime.

Enjoy!

Ross Kelbaugh

[Matthew S.]

Damn neat!

[Darrell]

Hi All:

........I was rooting around in Himmlers' files and came across a proposal from 20 March 1942 for a special SS-Kraftfahrabzeichen driving award for Waffen-SS. .......
Ross Kelbaugh

What files would those be?

[Johnny R]

What files would those be?

Given the location I would think you are refering to his personal papers at NARA?

[Tom Yanacek]

What! No SS Balloon Badge.

[RossK]

Given the location I would think you are refering to his personal papers at NARA?

These were found in Record Group No. 1010, National Archives Microcopy T-175 of Himmler's personal files. I have been researching on a weekly basis at the Archives II in College Park collecting SS NCO & enlisted membership numbers (over 70,000 at this point) and recording other interesting items as I go along.

Ross Kelbaugh

[Darrell]

Hi ya Ross, any other tidbits you have copied? This would be some real intreresting stuff

[jambobbyb]

Very interesting indeed, How long till the fakers start popping these out?

[clevischi]

Really amazing discover.

[Erich B.]

Great research (and patience!). There is so much undiscovered or at least unresearched information in the archives, but it takes a large amount of time and patience to try to find it. I really need to schedule a trip there for my research!
Erich

[Don D.]

Very interesting indeed, How long till the fakers start popping these out?

I'm sure they are hard at work even as we speak....

[Jono]

I'm sure there would be a tonne of interesting stuff in those files. Good work Ross, thats a great find

[FW 200]

There's probably a hoard stashed under the floor at an abandoned tractor factory somewhere in Eastern Europe.