Steel Helmet Veterans Memorial Badge

The Steel Helmet Veterans Memorial Badge was a pin issued by the Nazi Party to veterans of the Stahlhelm veteran association of the First World War.[1]

The pins were considered political decorations and displayed a German helmet above a year number, indicating the bearer's year of joining the Stahlhelm. The lowest (and most respected) number was "1919", the year of the founding of the Stahlhelm. The pins extended upwards to the year 1925, signifying the re-founding of the Nazi Party after the failed Beer Hall Putsch. A sleeve chevron was also available for members of the Stahlhelm who joined the SS. Only one pin could be earned, and a veteran could not display Stahlhelm pins from different years.

References

  1. ↑ Lumsden, Robin (2001), Medals and Decorations of Hitler's Germany, The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-178-1
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