Original WWII German DRKB EDELWIESS KYFFHÄUSERBUND HAT BADGE FOR GAU HOCHLAND Certified

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Original WWII German DRKB EDELWIESS KYFFHÄUSERBUND HAT BADGE FOR GAU HOCHLAND Certified. The DRKB, Deutscher Reichskriegerbund (Kyffhäuserbund), (German National Association of Veterans, Kyffhäuser Association), was formed during WWI, and was based on the DKB, Deutscher Kriegerbund (German Veterans Association), originally formed after the war of 1870-71. The addition of “Kyffhäuser” in the associations name referred to the Kyffhäuser mountain where a large war memorial had been erected. The goal of the association was to preserve the morale and comradeship of former soldiers and to financially assist its members if required. On March 29TH 1938 the DRKB was renamed NS-RKB, Nationalsozialistische-Reichskriegerbund, (National Socialist-State Soldiers League), by the NSDAP and amalgamated with most of the earlier veterans associations into one national organization. Uniform and headgear regulations of the DRKB/NS-RKB were introduced prior to 1933 and were modified again in 1936 and 1938. DRKB Kyffhäuserbund hat badge for Gau Hochland. On March 18, 1936, the leader of Reichskriegerbund Reinhard regulated, that only members in “Gau Hochland” (county of Bavaria) can wear an additional badge – the Edelweiss as a tradition and in memory of Alpenkorps in WW1.  Excellent example. Some wear and expected issues.  100% Guaranteed to be authentic 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. VERY RARE NICE BADGE!