Will look up the badge in the book (if I can find the book in the disorganized library..

I'd have never thought there would be so many faked- then again look at all the fakes of the Germanic Proficiency Rune- mind you- much more well kown than the RDK badge.....will have to look it up.
Back to the topic of birthrates (sorry for the highjacking of the topic)-
my thoughts always were that as the pool of 'available' men declined, the birthrate would decline steadily no matter what the policies of the day were, unless someone instituted some odd polygamy type program (the bormmandirektorate? lol)
such is the problem with wars and great societies- the infirm, and the 'non-suitable' (begin the flames) are at home and the virile and the healthy and of good physical standards are sent off to the meat grinder....mind you- i shouldn't start as i've always thought the same about christian monasteries and nunneries- 'oh fantastic- people who are highly skilled, knowledgeable, artistic and smart- let's lock them away from society and alow them not to breed...'
8)
all in all, i think had germany stayed out of major conflict then the birthrate would have risen steadily as the party tried to reverse direction from existing policies...
my two cents
vinland
(plus my 20 cents and 5 euros)