German Awards - Membership Mark 2.Form World War Front-Line Combatant 1914-1918

The participant badge was issued by the World War Front Fighters 1914-1918 Association. The club was founded in Bremen before the 1919 and is one of many soldiers' clubs created during and after the 1st World War. In general, the clubs took care of the honorary memory of fighters in the world war, the support of returning members or widows and orphans of former members. Often a relief fund was set up for burial and care of graves and monuments. I don't know anything about the club. The club also awarded a large badge of honor in the form of an oval badge. It exists in 2 versions. The 1st form depicts in the center of the still thinly executed imperial eagle of the empire with a collant and a chest shield with a Prussian eagle. This leads to speculation that the badge was awarded shortly after the end of World War I and that a link to the empire was desired. The 2nd form depicts in the center a simple eagle with a steel helmet on his chest and crossed swords under it. But above the eagle, a free-floating imperial crown with fluttering ribbons is still visible. The membership mark presented here also depicts an eagle with a steel helmet and swords and should therefore be installed later.
Badges and badges of honor are extremely rare.

High oval sign made of gilded non-ferrous metal. The front side is enameled. On the back is a long pin soldered with records.

Front side:

• Along the edge is a thin laurel wreath tied with gold.
• After that - a wide, translucent enameled ring inside and outside with a rim.
• It has a golden inscription: above - FRONT-LINE FIGHTER - WORLD WAR -.
• Below, separated by 2 oak leaves on the left and right, the year numbers are 1914 - (-) - 1918 -.
In the
• white enameled center is a golden burgundy black enameled stylized eagle.
• A simple black enameled imperial crown on a fluttering ribbon hovers freely above the eagle.
• An eagle facing right with wings down and a tail with 3 wide feathers each.
• On the chest is a golden steel helmet facing left. Including 2 crossed, golden swords.
• Swords are superimposed on the tail feathers, reaching the wings.

Downside:

• Smooth and gilded with a long, perpendicular pin.
• From below, sideways deepened on the left - D.R.G.M. -, on the right - GES.GES. -.

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Obverse: Membership mark 2.Form World War front-line combatant 1914-1918.

Flip side: Membership mark 2.Form Front-line World War fighter 1914-1918

Established:

After 1918 front-line fighter of the World War 1914-1918. in Bremen

Awarded:

1924 ? – 1934

Data:

• Material: non-ferrous metal with gilding, enamel
• Size: 22.6mm x 19.3mm
• Weight: 4.87g

estimated collector price:

40 – 50 €

OEK Number:

Without