Original German Veteran’s Organization “STAHLHELM” MEMBER’S LAPEL STICK PIN. (Mitgliednadel) Certified

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Original German Veteran’s Organization “STAHLHELM” MEMBER’S LAPEL PIN. (Mitgliednadel) 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 stamped, nickel-silver alloy pin, 3cm wide, in the form of a profiled M16 helmet,  Soldered to its hollow-back reverse is a vertical stick  device. In good  worn condition with some storage and use wear. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. 100% guaranteed to be authentic. 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.