Original WWII German Army OFFICER’S VISOR CAP WREATH & COCKADE. (Eichenlaubkranz und Korkade für Schirmmütze) Certified

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Original WWII German Army OFFICER’S VISOR CAP WREATH & COCKADE. (Eichenlaubkranz und Korkade für Schirmmütze) Certified. Visor caps were a standard item for all Wehrmacht, (Armed Forces), personnel during the Third Reich period, (Circa 1933-1945), and regulations dictated the form of dress they were to be worn with based on the individual’s rank. Originally the insignia worn on the visor caps consisted of the Weimar Reichswehr era, (National Defence Force, Circa 1919-1933), pattern oak-leaf wreath and cockade. On March 14TH 1933 the Reichswehr’s oval black, red and gold cockade was replaced with a circular cockade in black, white, and red and on February 17TH 1934 the Third Reich pattern national eagle for the army was officially introduced for wear on the visor cap. In March 1935 a new, more detailed, pattern wreath and cockade and a second, larger pattern national eagle were also introduced for wear and were utilized until the end of the war. The new insignia came in a variety of manufacturing styles to include stamped alloy, hand embroidered and even machine woven in some instances. EM/NCO ranks generally utilized the stamped metal type of insignia on their visor caps as opposed to the hand embroidered insignia usually used on Officer’s visor caps. Nice quality, second pattern, (circa 1935-1945), hand embroidered, opened topped, oak-leave wreath with six, small, acorns in bright, silver/aluminum wire threads and hand metal national tri-color cockade all mounted on a cut-out, padded, blue/green badge cloth base.   Good  example showing the expected minor age and wear.  In good but used condition.  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic brought home by a U.S. Veteran. 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. Great artifact! don’t miss it! GOOD BUT USED CONDITION!