Unknown badge

[graeme487]

Hope im posting this in the right forum, sorry if not. Picked up a mixed bag of badges and this one has me stumped, any help would be appreciated.

[Igo T.]

D.D.A.C. Sanitats Abteilung
This is the Medical Emergency Department for the Reich’s autobahn. The Fьhrer and his road planners knew early on that a road where high-speed traffic would be the norm was going to see many accidents through the years, this situation was to necessitate a medical-aid department catering to Germany’s travelers. The D.D.A.C., the government-controlled auto club, similar to our AAA, set up training and sponsored aid stations every 300 or so miles of the autobahn for the purpose of emergency medical assistance. The badges are extremely rare and we managed to pick up a collection of them all from one German collector. There are at this point four breast badges and one automobile badge (possibly for an ambulance). They are on German-silver planchets with fine enameled surfaces with the D.D.A.C. initials. That stands for Der Deutsche Automobil Club (The German Auto Club). In the center is a swastika partly covered by the snake on a font (caduceus) of the medical field. The car plaque is about 3 3/4 inches in each arm extension. The badges in the colors shown are in the very same motif, but measure 2 inches on each arm. The manufacturer’s name (Carl Poellath Schrobenhausen) appears on each piece at the back lower arm. The condition of these rare pieces is perfection personified. We would like to sell the group together as a collection; they are so very rare that it would be a shame to break them up. The various colors represent the various districts that each unit was based in.

[jimmy72]

Coffin pin , matte enamel , reverse lettering font , appears a cast piece ... serious doubts to authenticity.

[Br. James]

Welcome among us, Igo T. -- it's good to have you here! You provide fine and detailed information about this badge; I was hesitant to respond initially though I did know that DDAC were the initials for the German Auto Club. But it was the caduceus that threw me off; that symbol is the usual logo for medical activities -- though normally with two serpents -- but I didn't have the details to know what the connection to the autobahn system was! Many thanks for providing that connection!

I also noticed that the badge shown by graeme487 includes "03" stamped to the reverse of the lower arm, which normally indicates that this badge would have been a presentation piece, keyed to a central award list.

Again, welcome to WAF, and many thanks for providing all this good information with your very first posting! Cheers,

Br. James

[Wood]

As said, coffin pin plate. Fake and fantasy in my opinion.
Pete

[graeme487]

D.D.A.C. Sanitats Abteilung
This is the Medical Emergency Department for the Reich’s autobahn. The Fьhrer and his road planners knew early on that a road where high-speed traffic would be the norm was going to see many accidents through the years, this situation was to necessitate a medical-aid department catering to Germany’s travelers. The D.D.A.C., the government-controlled auto club, similar to our AAA, set up training and sponsored aid stations every 300 or so miles of the autobahn for the purpose of emergency medical assistance. The badges are extremely rare and we managed to pick up a collection of them all from one German collector. There are at this point four breast badges and one automobile badge (possibly for an ambulance). They are on German-silver planchets with fine enameled surfaces with the D.D.A.C. initials. That stands for Der Deutsche Automobil Club (The German Auto Club). In the center is a swastika partly covered by the snake on a font (caduceus) of the medical field. The car plaque is about 3 3/4 inches in each arm extension. The badges in the colors shown are in the very same motif, but measure 2 inches on each arm. The manufacturer’s name (Carl Poellath Schrobenhausen) appears on each piece at the back lower arm. The condition of these rare pieces is perfection personified. We would like to sell the group together as a collection; they are so very rare that it would be a shame to break them up. The various colors represent the various districts that each unit was based in.

Thank you so much for the detailed reply, even if the badge may be fake its good to still add information such as this to my knowledge base so thanks again.