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    Collar tab Den norske Legion

    Dear comrades in arms


    My good friend has once again been able to obtain some very interesting items belonging to Norwegian volunteers. <OThis time the catch was a super-rare collar tab Den norske Legion, St******248;ttemerket (supporting members’ badge) Germanske SS Norge, the silver tress around the collar and finally an officer port ep******233;e. The item, which was kept in a jewellery box, was obtained directly from his relatives.

    <OThe items belonged to one man. He started his military career in Den norske Legion as an Unterscharf******252;hrer, and on a picture from Den norske Legion it’s fairly easy to see that he is wearing the same collar tab with the Norwegian lion in metal. After his service in Den norske Legion he attended Junkerschule Bad T******246;lz. With the rank of Untersturmf******252;hrer he then served in the 23. Regiment Norge, where he received his EK I. His last leave was in February 1945, and shortly afterwards this brave Norwegian volunteer was killed in action.

    <OThis is probably the first model collar tab, introduced in the military training <ST1<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">camp</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Fallingbostel</st1:PlaceName></ST1l where the legionnaires received their first military education. The axe is missing, and this is probably due to the fact that the German authorities didn’t approve of its use. This special type of lion was also used in the Viken battalion standarte. It is worth noticing that the same type of collar tab, in the officer version, is used by the commander A. Quist.




    AHT
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    We continue with a closeup picture of the collar tab.

    A real beauty
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      #3
      The reverse of the collar tab.

      More and more interesting
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        #4
        And finally, here's a wartime photograph of the exact same collar tab in use by its original owner.

        But, over the years from 1942 until 2006 the metal/zink lion has turned grey.


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        Last edited by A.H. Thomassen; 08-28-2006, 08:32 AM.

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          #5
          Hi Mr. Thomassen, very nice rare Den Norske Legion collar tab thanks for sharing.

          Rene Chavez
          http://axis101.bizland.com

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            Supernice! Can´t we see all of the photo, please? Or is it secret?

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              #7
              nice!

              Congratulations to your friends great find! Hope You dont mind "lighten" up this rare tab? I have been longing to see one 100% real, and finaly her it is! Thanks for showing! Best, norge
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                #8
                No problems regarding enlightenment there Norge

                I just wish that i owned these more than saltmines salty goodies, but, i guess you can't have 'em all

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                  #9
                  My old one again. Sorry about the old pic, not the best
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                    #10
                    Uscha leg.norwegen set. Rare!
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                      #11
                      Backside...

                      Thanks for showing A.H.T.
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                        #12
                        Very nice itmes shown! Norway still has some treasures to be found!

                        /Felix

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                          Very nice and interesting!!!

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                            #14
                            I notticed that the two tabs posted have different looking lions. How many variations were there of the Norske legion? Were these lions especially made for the legion or taken from old army cap badges/pins?

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                              Last edited by Øyvind; 03-10-2009, 05:12 PM.

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