Badge ID needed--Wettkampflieger 1940

[Mark C. Yerger]

Greetings from Chelsea, Quebec. Excellent forum!!! Hope you can help me ID this badge. Measures 60mm x 68mm overall. Attached to a backing cloth with prongs...sewn directly to a uniform I suspect. I think it's a shooting award for a veteran's organization????

Regards,

Rob Dekker



Image hosted by PhotoIsland...might take awhile to load....

[Tony Farrell]

No.. it's loading OK. I think you're bang on. A shooting badge for the Veterans Association (Kyffhauserbund). Rather nice it is too. Wettkampfsieger - Match winner.

[Mark C. Yerger]

My god...never had soo much trouble getting a pic to work....if the pic doesn't come up, try refresh, if that doesn't work, try this link:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...77620289tGonLo

Thanks for the input. Which Vet organization?

[James Noble]

picture loaded just fine...excellent piece first one I have seen as a sleeve badge I would say it's for the NS- Reichskriegerbund (Nazi State Soldier's Association)...

[Kurt Doench]

Well, it does have the Kyffhäuser memorial (on top of the Kyffhäuser "mountain"). Is that a pointer?

Schleppfux

[James Noble]

Schleppfux, The NS- Reichskriegerbund 1933-45 and the Kyffhäuserbund 1920-33 are one and the same organization just a change of names after the NSDAP came to power they both used the Kyffhäuser moument in their insignia. Any time you see a target with or without weapons used in a badge or any design you pertty much bet it's for a marksmanship event. And this is one fine example.

[Kevin Sanders]

Very nice



Outstanding piece - very interesting also - imperial iron cross representation on the bottom with swastika's on the sides in the oak leave clusters. VERY NICE....

[Rob Dekker]

Badge is now offered for sale on eBay for those who might be interested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2185300741

Regards,

Rob Dekker