Adolf Hitler Steel Helmet Tinnie, or is it?

[Chris Lee]

Can anyone help me out on what this might be? Anyone seen this before? Thanks!!

[James Noble]

For starters it’s a sweet tinnie I haven‘t seen this one before. Judging from the design it’s for a ww1 veterans association it could be for the regiment that Adolf Hitler was in. I’m not able to make out much of the scrip on this but if you could print it out it would help in better IDing this tinnie.

[Chris Lee]

tinnie

James,
I`ll try my best to tell you what it says with my old failing eyesight. If that doesn`t work I`ll try and get a better picture of it. Here goes:

Aus Dem Jungen Kriegsfreiwillgen
War ein Alter Soldat Gewarden?
1915 Freiwillige Schutzen 1918

I hope this helps.

[Gerdan]

As far as I remember the sentence is a quotation from Hitler's book Mein Kampf"

"Aus dem jungen Kriegsfreiwilligen war ein alter Soldat geworden" -

The young war time volunteer became an old soldier"


Gerdan

[James Noble]

Gerdan,
That is an appropriate quote to use on a veterans pin thank you.

[torstenbel]

could you show a pic of the reverse please? Cheers, Torsten.

[Chris Lee]

Tinnie

No problem. The pin has broken off but still a cool piece.

[der-hase-fee]

As far as I remember the sentence is a quotation from Hitler's book Mein Kampf"

"Aus dem jungen Kriegsfreiwilligen war ein alter Soldat geworden" -

The young war time volunteer became an old soldier"


Gerdan

With the book written only later, I guess more the other way around.

[Chris Lee]

Tinnie

Ok, now for another question. Why would a number be stamped on it?

[Gerdan]

Hi Chris,

the tinnie gives the exact quotation Adolf Hitler used in "Mein Kampf".

"Mein Kampf" was first published about 1925/26. So the tinnie must be

created after 1925/26 because the quotation is marked with the Name of

Adolf Hitler under the written text on the tinnie.

Gerdan

[torstenbel]

No problem. The pin has broken off but still a cool piece.

interesting that it has that rather pronounced serial number on the back. I would think that this is a membership badge for a specific organisation. could these be an organisation of the unit or group of soldiers that Adolf might have belonged to during WW1? Cheers, Torsten.

[Chris Lee]

tinnie

Thanks for all the info. Anyone else have any other info on this? Thanks