Frontkjemper Badge – skjonvlog

The military marching proficiency award was first instituted in 1915 until 1936 and it illustrated a soldier marching with a blue enamel background. This badge was instituted in 1924 until 1945 and came in three classes.

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German heer and waffen ss uniform caps and badges.

Frontkjemper badge. This badge was made for norwegian voolenters in waffen ss and wehrmacht. Norway memory badge frontkjemper for the norwegian volunteers of the waffen ss. In march 1945 an order was placed with a jeweler in norway for 2000 frontkjemper badges made of zinc.

The badge is marked 835 on reverse. In total some 500 000 non germans and ethnic germans from outside germany mostly from german occupied europe were recruited between 1940 and 1945. The first badge is a bronze army sharp shooter proficiency badge.

This badge is believed awarded only at one award for frontfighters frontkjempere before the german and reichkomisar terboven stoped this award. Hi all i found this in a lot of tinnies and was directed here i am assuming for safety it is a fake could this be an original frontkjemper badge. A site for historians re enactors and collectors.

The badge has a good weight to it and a very cheap looking pin on reverse. Norwegian ss frontkjemper badge reference g485 during world war ii the waffen ss recruited significant numbers of non germans both as volunteers and conscripts. Tapper og tro brave and loyal.

The badge was made by the oslo firm holmsen and was issued in one class only silver. As many volunteers lost their frontkjemper badges during the war it soon became evident that there would be a need for a replacement award. Rare norwegian frontkjemper award in silver in 830 silver marked 830 s w w which is the mm of the maker webeto 33 45x43 36mm weighs 16 5 grams good very fine and scarce.

Any help greatly appreciated cheers. Marked 830 s to reverse. Www waffen ss no this is a non political site and does not subscribe to any revisionist organizations and neo nazi beliefs.

The first 1000 was delivered late march 1945. The norwegian frontkjemper front fighter badge was instituted in october 1943 and awarded for bravery to waffen ss norwegian legionnaires who saw action on the eastern front from 1941 to 1945. Bronze silver and gold.

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