File:F. W. Assmann Ludenscheid Germany Catalog NSDAP metal badges Germany PLAKETTEN ca 1931-35 SA-Treffen Braunschweig, RLB, SA-Aufmarsch 1933, HJ 1934, Kreisturnfest, Tag der Arbeit 1934-35, etc. Nazi propaganda.jpg

English: Page 139 from a product catalog published in the 1930s by F.W. Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid i. W., a factory producing "Uniformknöpfe, Orden, Abzeichen, Beschläge, Koppelschlösser und Schnallen", i. e. uniform buttons, insignia, badges, orders, buckles, clasps, etc, in then Nazi Germany.

Commemorative badges and pins (stickpins, lapel pins) in non-expensive metal ("tinnies"), (German: Plaketten) issued by the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and its affiliated organizations, etc. in Germany from around 1931 to 1935:

• 1st row (top)
  • 50010 – SA Treffen Braunschweig 17/18.Oktober 1931 (Das Abzeichen vom SA - Treffen in Braunschweig 1931), Brunswick Rally Badge
  • 50040 – Mitglied des Reichsluftschutzbundes RLB; Ldsgr.Rhld.Westf.
  • 50022 – SA-Aufmarsch Standarte-220 U. Kreisparteitag Meschede 7/8.10. 1933, 1933 Meschede Sturmabteilung (SA) Standarte (regiment) no. 220 rally and regional party day badge

• 2nd row:
  • 50038 – Für des Führers Jugend, Hitler Youth badge/pin/tinnie (Blechabzeichen HJ, Hitlerjugend Abzeichen)
  • 50035 – Heidestadtfest Primkenau 1934, commemorative pin from the city festival in Primkenau, Heidestadt - a town among heathlands
  • 50039 – H-J Bannaufmarsch 289 13/14.-10. 1934; Blut und Ehre, 1934 Hitlerjugend/Hitler Youth "Blood and Honour" Bann 289 Rally Badge
  • 50038 – SA Standartenbesichtigung 224 Hennigsdorf 18.-5. 1934, Nazi Sturmabteilung (SA) Standard 224 inspection badge; In 1933 SA Standarte 224 was in charge of KZ Börnicke, a small concentration camp north of Berlin which eventually became part of KL-Oranienburg

• 3rd row:
  • 50045 – DT (Deutsche Turnerschaft) 2. Kreisturnfest Kahl a/M 1935, gymnastics sports event bottom
  • 50043 – Kreisparteitreffen der N.S.D.A.P. Bleckede 7.4. 1933, regional Nazi party meeting
  • 50016 – Badge with the logo of the German Gymnastics Federation (German: Deutscher Turner-Bund, German Athletics Association). The Turnerkreuz ("Gymnastics Cross") emblem is made up of four "F"s, a reference to the Turnerbund motto Frisch, Froh, Fromm, und Frei, "Fresh, Happy, Pious, and Free".

• 4th row (bottom):
  • 50044 – Burscheider Heimattage 27/28 Juli_1935
  • 50042 – Tag der Arbeit 1935, pin or commemorative badge issued in Germany in 1935 to mark the annual May Day celebration (Labour Day, May 1). The holiday was established in 1933 by the Nazi government. Design by Richard Klein.
  • 50030 – Tag der Arbeit 1936, Labour Day (May 1st) badge, design by Richard Klein.

• "Tinnies", small pin-on badges from the Third Reich era, were made for various Nazi organizations, events, and commemorations. They were used by different groups and sold for fundraising. Despite their name, they were made of various materials, not just metal. Tinnies were widely worn and produced in thousands of designs, making them accessible collector items today, prized for their appearance and affordability. For more vintage Nazi badges and pins as modern day collectibles, see www.usmbooks.com lakesidetrader.com and many others.

• https://www.alexautographs.com 2017: F. W. ASSMANN & SOHNE CATALOG Large, hardbound catalog from insignia and uniform metal accessory maker F. W. Assmann & Son of Ludenscheid. The catalog, 184pp. 4to., bears a large swastika on the cover surrounded by images of various pieces made by the firm. Within are hundreds of photos of some of the items offered for sale by the company, including hat insignia, buckles, clips, emblems, numbers and letters for shoulder boards, belt buckles, gorgets, cockades, totenkopfs, buttons, and much more esoteric items.

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