Would anyone know what type of badge this man is wearing? Cheers, Torsten.
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the back of the photo is dated 1930. -
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I`m not sure, but it looks like the continent of Africa? Maybe some sort of colonial pin?Comment
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I will give the German text:
"Drei Dinge werden nicht eher erkannt, als zu gewisser Zeit: Three things will not be recognized rather than a certain time arrives:
ein Held im Krieg, - a hero at war
ein weiser Mann im Zorn, - a wise man in his/a rage
ein Freund in der Not - a friend in trouble
(Goethe)
Zur Erinnerung an Deinen Freund Alfred Hartmann - Remember your fried Alfred H.
Im Ostermond des Jahres 1930 - in the Easter moon 1930
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thank you. so it is an Africa pin. Does anyone recognise this particular one of being from a specific organisation? Cheers, Torsten.Comment
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Can't find this particular pin but it could be forerunner of the RKB - Reichskolonialbund - since many Germans wanted the return of the former overseas German colonies. Or at least right wing parties convinced Germans they wanted them back.
Actually, I just found something similar in Heering-Huesken 1997 edition pg. 149 - Deutsche Kolonialjugend 9237a + b - shows Africa with the former colonies highlighted
here is a website that shows pictures of them - just scroll down a little
http://www.traditionsverband.de/magazin/abzeichen.htmlLast edited by Curt Steinbach; 08-05-2010, 11:58 AM.Comment
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Hi Curt,
thanks for the link. Just looked through the various photos there and cannot find this particular one being shown but there are certainly some that look similar. Cheers, Torsten.Comment
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I think I found the badge while looking for something else through the Heering Huesken Catalogue. Could it be the membership badge for the BDK = Bund Deutscher Kolonialfreunde (HH4701a)? Cheers, Torsten.
http://www.huesken.com/shop/en/socie...nde-59880.htmlComment
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I have old German wartime calendars here from the WW2 era, & in some of them, "Ostermond" is the month of April.Comment
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