Original WWII German DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN RAILWAY WORKERS COLLAR TAB. (Kragenspiegel) MATCHING SET! Certified

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Original WWII German DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN RAILWAY WORKERS COLLAR TAB. (Kragenspiegel) MATCHING SET! Certified. When Hitler and the NSDAP gained power in January 1933 the German railway system was maintained and administered by two civilian organizations, the DR, Deutsches Reichsbahn, (German National Railway), and the, DR-G, Deutsches Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft, (German National Railway-Corporation), which were overseen by the national government. Both the DR, and the DR-G were uniformed organizations responsible for all the railways within Greater Germany and eventually in the occupied areas. In February 1937 in a restructuring of the national railways the DR-G was absorbed into the DR. The uniforms and insignia of the DR personnel were modified numerous times during the Third Reich including, July 1935, June 1936, February 1941, September 1941 and February 1942. As a civilian organization DR personnel were not graded with ranks but were assigned positions as officials with their insignia indicating specific pay groups. One of the new insignia items introduced on February 13TH 1942 were the second pattern collar tabs. The second pattern collar tabs came in a vertical version for wear on the opened neck tunic and a horizontal version for wear with the closed neck tunic and were utilized for the duration of the war. First pattern Reichsbahn collar tab as introduced in 1935. Wool tabs with metal winged wheel,  Zinc insignia on a dark blue/black wool backing. Complete with original alternating yellow and blue double twisted piping.  Nice bring back with expected used U.S. Veteran bring-back condition.   Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic. 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. Scarce!