Regarding Photo #76, I was amazed to see her wearing a black wound badge. I was unaware that the women auxiliaries could be awarded what I consider to be a combat badge. It is the first women I've seen wearing such an award.
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Interesting too that the wound badge in pic #76 appears to be a cut-out version which is very scarce within itself.
Or it could be a First World War wound badge which maybe belonged to her father?
BrettLast edited by Sonderkommando; 10-21-2005, 10:39 AM.Comment
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Bruce, Brett,
The wound badge was given to all eligible members of the Armed forces and Police.In 1943 all civilians wounded/killed by enemy air raids were also eligible as I understand it. Still you don't see many pics of female aux wearing it.Now I would get real excited to have a pic of a female aux wearing the EK I or EKII which several members were awarded.
Photo 71 shows a Naval Aux. I think they were part of the navies air warning service.
I don't know that much about the air spotters badge. Didn't realize wartime pics of it in wear were so uncommon.
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I would like to know the date on the photo. We are always arguing early to late issue badges but I can't think of how she would have recieved one of these early in the war to get the 1936/9 version unless that just happened to be what was sitting on the shelf in the supply room when she was awarded it.Originally posted by Brett Dixon
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Don,Originally posted by ddoering
Sorry but theres nothing written on the back except the price. JimComment
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Köhler thats a nice one.heres a few more.JimComment
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Great photos everyone!
Keep them coming.
Here is another. The chores never end.Comment
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Great photos!
Here are Kriegsmarine Helferinnen : http://static.flickr.com/30/53427213_57585f882f.jpg
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