Outstanding WWII Era German NS-RKB MEMBER'S Medals, Cuff Title, And Arm Band Certified.  All members of the NS-RKB wore a cufftitle on the lower left sleeve. There were three levels to the cufftitle rank structure. Cufftitles with gold threads for leaders, silver/aluminum thread for staff and members of the advisory groups and finally silver/grey threads for association members of general members. Machine woven "West" cufftitle in silver/grey thread on a dark blue/black background with crossed swords to either side of the script. Bordered on both the top and button in silver/grey threads. Cufftitle is full length an uncut, approximately 39cm. Plus a A 1938 pattern armband as worn on the lower right sleeve of the service tunic by NS-RKB enlisted ranks. Very deep navy blue cloth armband with machine woven NS-RKB insignia. Insignia consists of a white bordered, red shield with white bordered, black Iron Cross with white circular centerpiece featuring a black, canted swastika to center. Insignia is machine stitched to armband. And a 3 place medal bar including The Cross of Merit for War Aid was introduced in December of 1916 by King Wilhelm II, who, after rendering it to himself, made the first award of this medal to Field Marshall von Hindenberg. A Combatants Cross of Honor Instituted in July of 1934 by von Hindenburg (resulting in its erroneous designation as the "Hindenburg Cross") to recognize service in WWI. It ranked beneath bravery awards but above other service and campaign awards. and lastly a Nazi (NSDAP) 25 year Long Service medal On January 30th, 1938, Hitler instituted the Faithful Service Decoration, in three classes, to recognize long-serving civil servants and public works personnel. The decorations were intended to be an incentive for the civilian population to foster workplace loyalty and create a stable civil service. The three classes of the decoration consisted of the special class for fifty years of continuous service with the same employer in the free economic system, the first class decoration for forty years of service, and the second class for twenty-five years service. All three classes followed the same basic design, with minor variations. A fantastic grouping from a NS-RKB MEMBER who was a WWI Veteran all came from the same person. In good worn condition some  loss to silver finish. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.    

SOLD Original WWII   Deluxe Nazi German Multi-Piece Construction  Armband Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran. A U.S. vet bring back in good condition. Some light wear, slight soiling (see photos), uniform removed (see photos)  Deluxe version of the Nazi  Arm Band.  The most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika armband. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers.  A  high quality cotton blend cloth materiel. approximately 9cm diameter  cloth blend white disk, and  multi-piece Swastika. A  nice high quality example.  This It was originally sewn onto a  uniform.  A very good earlier example. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic pre-1945 Brought home by a U.S .Veteran as a trophy of war.  Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. RARE!

SOLD Original WWII Era German 1932 "STAHLHELM" MEMBER'S SILVER COMMEMORATIVE BADGE Certified. "Der Stahlhelmbund" (The Steel-helmet-league) was conceived as a national veterans’ organization by Franz Seldte in November of 1918, and was officially founded on Christmas day of that year. It was mostly comprised of WWI veterans trying to assimilate back into what was then a devastated society. The Stahlhelm became the largest of the post-war veterans’ groups, incorporating many of the smaller Freikorps groups into it. Most of its members were assimilated by the SA in 1933, and it was disbanded in 1935, with its remaining members absorbed by the DRKB ("Deutscher Reichskriegerbund"), which, in turn, was absorbed by the NS-RKB ("Nationalsozialistische - Reichskriegerbund") in 1938.  A slightly convex, 31mm diameter, nickel-silver alloy badge, against whose black enameled obverse is pinned a profiled M16 helmet, above whose chin strap rivet is stamped an Iron Cross followed by "Der Stahlhelm" in Gothic script. The recessed Iron Cross and lettering have been darkened in a way that highlight them. Beneath the helmet, the enamel breaks to form two crossed oak leaves above a "1932" date (this badge was available with consecutive dates from 1919-1932). To the reverse is a hinged, vertical pin and is complete with the original. To the right of the pin is embossed the manufacturer’s logo of an underlined and stylized "S," "T," and "H." To the left of the pin is embossed "Ges. Gesch.," for "Gesetzlich Geschützt" (By-law Protected). A very rare and striking badge.   In good but worn condition some wear. Nice example issued with expected used condition.  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic from 1932. Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

Original Rare WWII Era German Winter Relief Collection Can Certificated By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. The WHW, "Winterhilfswerk" (Winter-help-work), was an annual charitable donation event held by the "NS-Volkswohlfahrt" (National Socialist - Peoples’-welfare) in which personnel from all of the NSDAP organizations would solicit donations from the public, and reward contributors with a wide variety of lapel badges or propaganda booklets. The can has a screen painted eagle and the words winterhilfswerk des deutschen volkes (winter relief of the German people). In good condition some very light surface rust and some scratches. A coin was found inside (see photos) a very RARE artifact. Good condition with some wear and storage age expected issues.  100% Guaranteed to be authentic Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of  History.  Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

Very Rare Early Adolf Hitler Photo By Hoffman Certified. This is a very rare version of this photo by Heinrich Hoffman Hitler's personal photographer. This version was published as a post card. This was about 1935 or 1936 a scarce  early image made into a photo post card. This is a rare striking photo of Hitler clapping (most likely at the 1936 Olympics)  The photo is clear and excellent.  Slight loss from storage otherwise excellent and very rare. This photo dates to the earlier days of Hitler’s political domination pre-WWII.  Nice un-used example showing the expected  age and wear. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic.  A very collectible size  in excellent condition. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.

SOLD Original WWII German Cloth Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (Scarce) Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran. The War Order of the German Cross was introduced on September 28TH 1941 in two classes of Gold and Silver. The Gold class Cross was awarded to military personnel for exceptional acts of bravery or achievement in combat while the Silver class was awarded for distinguished acts of service in the war effort. Hand embroidered example features a double, overlaid, eight point, sunburst pattern with the top, inner layer, sunburst in matte, brownish/grey, cotton threads, and the bottom, outer layer, in bright, silver/aluminum wire threads. The cross has a gilt washed, circular, stamped alloy, wreath with embossed laurel leaves and "ribbons" and a small banner with the impressed introduction date, "1941" to the bottom center. The wreath is identical to the wreaths utilized on the metal crosses. Both the inner and outer edges of the alloy wreath have red thread borders with an additional silver/aluminum thread border to the outer edge. The wreath encompasses an embroidered, canted, black swastika with a silver/aluminum thread outer border on a white rayon base. The cross is mounted on a cut-out, field-grey wool base indicating an army issue award. The reverse of the badge still has part of it's original protective black paper. One of the higher German Valor awards under the Knights cross. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic pre-1945 Brought home by a U.S .Veteran as a trophy of war.  Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.