extremely rare nazi ghost gruppe badge ,perfect for halloween lol
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Nice one Terry! What about this one? A little late but what the heck.
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Originally posted by Curt Steinbach View Post but what the hell , sold as a munich badge on ebay , hence the swastika blanked out --- reverse coffin shaped catch ! even for a fantasy badge - how poor is this ?
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hello guys
i wont comment on the top badge of Terrys unless you send a pics of the reverse for us to studdy, but i have seen curts badge before and history supports its, it will be a nice thing to send a reverse pic of your badge bec its a VERY rarer badge and deff. not somthing you see everyday, well here is a little history arround your badge and hopefully terrys badge is for real too.
11. Schützen-Brigade was formed on 08 Dec 1939 as an independent Brigade / Heerestruppe. It was redesignated 11. Panzer-Division on 01 Aug 1940; the staff of the Brigade was used to form the staff of the division and 11. Schtz-Brig was newly formed within the 11. Pz.Div.
After training at the training ground Altengrabow and at the Lüneburger Heide 11. Schtz-Brigade took part in the occupation of Denmark (operation “Weserübung-Süd”). It was originally assigned for the Norwegian theatre but was relieved by units of the Division Nr. 160 in Denmark and after that took part in the French campaign. There it was entitled “phantom brigade” by the British troops (Flandern) as well as called “brigade fantome” by the French due to it’s success and fast movements and appearance at different places in short time periods. The Brigade was officially entitled “Gespensterbrigade” after a request by the Kdr Oberst Angern.
Commanders
Oberst Günther Angern (04 Dec 1939 – 01 Aug 1940)
Chief of Staff (Ia)
Major i.G. Werner Wollf
Quartermaster (Ib)
Hauptmann Friedrich-Wilhelm von Heuduck
Area of operations
Denmark (09 Apr 1940 – 13 May 1940)
France (13 May 1940 – July 1940)
Nicknames
Gespensterbrigade (Ghost Brigade)
Holders of high awards
Knight's Cross (1)
Angern, Günther, 05.08.1940 Oberst Kdr 11. Schützen-Brigade
Order of battle
Stab
Schützen-Regiment 110 (Oberst Helwig Luz)
I. Bataillon , 1.-5. Kp
II. Bataillon , 6.-10. Kp
11.(Kradschtz-)Kp
Schützen-Regiment 111 (Oberst Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck)
I. Bataillon , 1.-5. Kp
II. Bataillon , 6.-10. Kp
11.(Kradschtz-)Kp
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interesting info Carston on the other badge , the one i ve put up is definitley fake/fantasy though
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damm didn t realise pic was so small , anyway it has the well known clipped ends of the catchplate of a fakeOriginally posted by Terry OToole View Postinteresting info Carston on the other badge , the one i ve put up is definitley fake/fantasy thoughComment
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hi terry
oh, it do not sounds like a helthy historic object, and yet the only badge that i know of is curts belonging to this particular brigade.
well have a nice weekend
cheers
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Here's the reverse of the Gespensterbrigade (Ghost Brigade) badge.
By the way Terry, I did not mean to hijack the thread. Just wanted to show another "spooky" badge.
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original, and a nice condition too
congrat whit a rare badge
cheersComment
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