It's interesting to note that the Urkunde was issued in 1934. This must be due to the the revetting of the badge holders due the unauthorized wearing of the badge by some.
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Amazing that FS is selling at this price when the one in HH was sold for 7,200 Euros.
MilComment
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Hi Erich,
A quick question: if the Coburg Badge was only available to those very few individuals who held documentation permitting them to wear it, and if additional copies of the badge were likewise only available to those so entitled, how did unauthorized people get hold of the badge and wear it? A similar question could be asked regarding the Blood Order, which I believe also showed up on the uniforms of certain unauthorized individuals.
Cheers,
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That's a good question James and I really have no idea how those unauthorized to wear the Coburg badge would have gotten ahold of the badges and yes, there was the same problem with the Blood Order and the recipients also had to be revetted. I know for the CB one had to have 3 witnesses who held the badge to vouch that they were at the event and it was most likely the same for the BO.Originally posted by Br. James View PostLast edited by ErichS; 06-02-2015, 06:49 PM.Comment
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Thanks, Erich! I guess the old adage held true, then as now: "Where there's a will, there's a way!"
Cheers, my friend,
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A nice shot of Gauleiter Mutschmann wearing his CB.Comment
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Quite an early shot, too, Erich, as Mutschmann is wearing the earliest Gauleiter's rig, dating from before the first PL uniform code structure of 1932-33. He wears the earliest Gauleiter's armband but no collar rank insignia, indicating that his Brown Shirt is from those ethereal days of the Kämpfzeit. An historic photo!
Thanks for sharing and reminding us!
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What is the badge on the left side of the CB?
MilComment
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Good question, Mil...and I don't have an answer! I also notice that Mutschmann's armband has something round attached to the center of the swastika...it's reminiscent of George Lincoln Rockwell's American Nazi Party symbol! The 1939 PL uniform code revision included a golden pip in the center of the swaz on certain of the armbands, but the one Mutschmann is wearing is from a decade earlier than that revision!
Cheers,
Br. JamesComment
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The award has a resemblance to this one so I think it may be some type of Kyffhäuser award.
Richard V
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Some additional information on the Mutschmann photo;
The photo was taken at the Sachsentreffen in the summer of 1933.
The badge to the left of the CB is most likely a tinnie from the event.
The photo originally was a cover shot from the VB.Comment
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Thank you, guys.
Cheers,
MilComment
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hi what happened to mutchman after the war?i have a signed photo of him in civilian clothes.Comment
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I don't have my copy at hand of Michael Miller's Volume 1 on "Gauleiters" so I can't check and see what he said about Mutschmann's end, but here is the closing of Mutschmann's Wikipedia bio:
"On 1 May 1945, Mutschmann was in Dresden. As the Gauleiter of Saxony, he insisted that the city go into public mourning after the suicide of German dictator Adolf Hitler on 30 April 1945. On 5 May, Mutschmann let it be known that a large-scale German offensive on the Eastern Front was about to be launched. Two days later, on 7 May, Mutschmann was captured by Soviet troops while trying to escape. Mutschmann was sentenced to death in Moscow and shot on February 14, 1947."
I would assume that the photo you have of Gauleiter Mutschmann in civilian clothes was taken before the end of the war; I can't imagine that he had time to have photos taken, printed and autographed during those final hectic days! Hope this is helpful to you.
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