My favourite shop in Nuremburg is a genuine 'trodl' ( junk ) shop near the station. Run by a real 'character', it is piled high with some real rubbish, but if you ask for Third Reich stuff it appears from under the counter.

Last time, I bought a couple of 'Reichsparteitag' badges, this time there was less of interest to me. But pinned to a card in the window something took my eye. I got it for 10 Euros and it is easily the smallest piece of 'militaria' in my collection.



It's a pin-badge issued in connection with the Nazis election efforts in 1933. Their slogan was ' Dein Ja - dem Fuhrer !' ( ' Your Yes - for the Fuhrer !' ) - a 'yes' vote enabled the Nazi Party to take power.

These pin badges were made in huge numbers for people to wear to signify their voting intentions - and in later years, were proudly worn to show how the wearer voted ( or liked people to think he voted ! ).

A nice and unusual piece of memorabilia.

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

Nice one!

You didn´t buy the NSDAP member badge at the same time, did you, Martin?

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...actually, I already have one !

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

Hi Martin, i've never seen nor heard of these. Nice stickpin.

I've got a few in my possession as well. I don't think any of them are rare with the exception to the one I have from the Imperial German 51st Infantry Division Vets Association. When I get in and learn how to use my new digital camera, im goinig to be a picture posting pistol. ;-))

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

That's a very nice little piece.

Wow, a 1940's era 2p as well! You really have an eye for this stuff, don't you Martin!

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The boy with an arse for a face, every week on five...

On the subject of 'Trinkets' - here are some Third Reich 'Tinnies' from my collection.

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Regards
John

"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see" - Winston Churchill

nice!

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This is a pair of Dutch resistance crystal radios, built into a small metal can, and a matchbox. The image is from a postcard bought at a Dutch Resistance Museum in Amsterdam. The matchbox is marked in Swedish, but Swedish matches were sold in Holland for many years..
Scott

Excellent collection, JP44 ! A nice set of Reichsparteitag badges there.....

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

When I was in Nuremberg a few years back, my favourite antique shop had a big 'Reichsparteitage' souvenir Bierkrug in the window - but it was a bit rich for my taste at 100 Euros

This time, I really wanted to get one, but that one was long gone and none of the antique shops I went to had any.

So recently I tried on 'Deutsch e-bay' and sure enough.....






OK, these aren't especially rare - they were made by the thousands - but it's nice to have in my collection and I won it with a bid of 27 Euros.

And it'll be handy when I fancy a litre of Bier.....

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

beautiful example Martin, especially from you walk abouts in Nürnberg recently, nice touch, sometimes good ol ebay can come up with some really fun items and not strip your pocket book.

I was able to purchase something similiar in the way of a large Bier krug off ebay.com :

Würzburger Hofbräu with star and crown and a Heilbronner Kätchen Bier, fine examples in the collection