Originally posted by Jon Fish
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The cased Jungstrum Hitler, 9 Nov. Badge is very interesting though! -
Erich it is!
Is it me or does it llok to have some resemblance to the first type BO?Comment
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[QUOTE=ErichS;4865389]Here's another link that appears to quote a participent of the Battle of Coburg. Interesting!
Moderator, please remove this link due to antisemitic postings on the web page.
Here is the article that appears to be a first hand account of the Battle of Coburg.
Mit Hitler in Coburg.
We were 700 men that left from Munich in an special party train. I was jobless and I did not have any money. But I scratched my own missery suffering a week of hunger and many other privations to pay for my ticket and be present, together with the rest of my Kameraden in the "German Day" that was going to be celebrated in Coburg on the 14th and 15th of October of 1922.
Our presence at the train platforms and stations was a surprise to the other passengers. The flag with the "Hakenkreuz" was, in those days, compleately unknown to the greater public.
We party men and the SA arrived to Coburg along with our own music band. The police spoke with the Fuhrer. The marxist and bolchevik trade unions want to prevent that we march in formation, with our flags deploy at the beat of our music band.
However the Fuhrer gives the order to the SA to deploy in parade formation and that our musical instruments start playing. Like that ,we passed through a mob of reds, speachless watching us march. Then they reacted, with insults and trheats.
The police redirect our group inside a house, but our Fuhrer gives the order to face the red mob. Only at the beat of the drum! And in this manner we left the Hofbrauhauskeller recieving a rain of rocks. Our only weapons were our fist and our valor, with them we cleared the streets of thousands of communists.
Later the Fuhrer spoke. Awakening the interest of all of us presents at the rally. The same way that he was in command at the fight outside the Hofbrauhauskeller, he also commanded all the night fighting against the red front. And like us he sleep on the hay when the fighting was over.
The next day Coburg is gleaming and its inhabitants , can after all this years feel free. "The reds had been wipe out by Hitler and his men!" "Finally we can live in peace with out their nasty attitude and tiranny!" Statements like these are being shouted by young and old, women, men, workers, merchants, and civil servants. All of then join us in our march with delirious enthusiasm. Imperial flags again are hanging on the windows and terraces . Germany awakes!
We arrived at the town square were the comune is trying to congregate 10,000 "proletarians", but they are less than 100 and they look afraid and broken.
In a pathetic attent , the marxist threaten the railroad workers so that our train will not be able to leave Coburg. The Fuhrer makes an announcement. If our train does not leave at the schedule hour, the SA will go and seek all the red leaders. In ten minutes our train was rolling.
We returned to Munich , full of bruises, sleepy and tired but victorious. With our lost voices we sang our songs with our hands on the shoulder of the Kamerad next to us and under the attent eyes of the fuhrer.
10 years later I was awarded. like the rest of our Kameraden present on that day, the Medal of Coburg. In peace and in war, over brown and feldgrau, proudly was displayed on my chest.
Today, May 1945, I am at a prisioner camp along with tens of thounsand of other Kameraden. Like many, I am suffering of dyssentery and we are crowded behind the barbed wire. We do not have any personnal space not even to go to the restroom.
This morning a Yank soldier, noticed my Medal of Coburg. The jailer is curious about the rare medal. He has offer me a loaf of bread, a whole weeks ration, and a preferential space to use the letrines in exchange for my medal for his collection.
I have refuse.... I will die with my Medal of Coburg.Comment
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Here are two more photos of the CB in wear. Hans Zoeberlein and Emil Maurice.Comment
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This photo from the 1932 Coburg celebration that Jeff posted in thread 432 seems to show this tinnie being worn by the old guy on the right.Comment
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I think you are right.
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Here's one more photo from Jeff from 1932 celebration that looks to show the tinnie being worn by a lot of the guys. It seems that the tinnie may have come out before the CB possibly due to the time it took to vet those who were awarded the badge.Comment
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That would make sense, since the proceeds from the sale of the day badges would have been intended to help offset the costs of holding the event.
ErichFestina lente!Comment
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That's correct due to the fact that every SA man at the 10yr celebration purchased the day badges which probably numbered in the thousands but only 436 who took part in the march 10yrs earlier received the Coburg Badge of honor.Originally posted by Erich Benndorff View PostComment
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Well, just got back from the MAX and there were no Coburg badges to be had. The only Blood Orders that I saw were two 2nd patterns. Slim pickings!
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Hi Erich, did you get anything nice instead?
With all this talking about the CB i can imagine owners keeping them in their collections rather then selling more easily off.Comment
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No, but I had my eye on a nice 1923 Gau badge but the pin was missing so I passed. The German Orders on Wolfe's table were unbelievableOriginally posted by jabnus View Post
but were far out of my league. Other than that there was not much of interest to me.
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The 5,000 Euro CB and mini finally disappeared from Weitze's page.Originally posted by Military View PostComment
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I'm surprised that it took so long to sell but after talking to other collectors many are holding out for a 1st type badge which as we know are almost impossible to find.Originally posted by der-hase-fee View PostComment
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I have this badge in my hands last time on militaria show in Germany. RZM marked on back site.Originally posted by der-hase-fee View Post
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