Photo of the Gau Wartheland Badge

[rlh]

Does anyone have a photo of the Gau Wartheland badge being worn? I'd appreciate any leads.

Thanks

[Marcus]

I'm also interested in this as well as photos of any genuine such badge.

/Marcus

[WCSTUMP]

Here is a photograph of an original badge I once owned.

[WCSTUMP]

Reverse of the badge.

[Marcus]

Thanks William.

/Marcus

[WCSTUMP]

This example, produced by the firm of Klien, is owned by Wolfe and Hardin. The swastika and date are fabricated from blue sapphires.

[WCSTUMP]

REVERSE.

[Marcus]

Impressive!

/Marcus

[Bryan Poon]

Hi Bill

From your first set of picture, I saw a price tag that wrote $7000 or $9000. Is the real price for it??

BP

[WCSTUMP]

You have a keen eye, but the price tag was for a group of items that it was in. The going price is around $5K IF you can find an original.

[Benjamin Fanjoy]

Wow , nice pic's Bill!!

[Richard van Kempen]

nice badge Bill

can you give us some additional about the badge?

Richard van Kempen

[WCSTUMP]

The Warthegau badge is not an official NSDAP Gautraditions-Abzeichen. It is a "Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste im Volkstumskampf". The famous never-instituted diamonds piece found at Schloss Klessheim near Salzburg in 1945 most likely was planned to have been awarded, but never was. It is truly a one of a kind treasure.

The badges were presented by Partiegenossen Arthur Greiser of Reichgau Wartheland. Many have thought for years that it was an official NSDAP Gau tradition badge, but it isn't.

[Matt Gibbs]

Photo of the badge in wear, sorry about quality - this is Wilhelm Koppe:

[rlh]

Matt,

Thanks for the picture. Do you have any biographical info on the Obergruppenfuhrer?

rlh