Badges and Insignia of the Third Reich 1933-1945

German badges and insignia used during the period of the Third Reich were both numerous and multifarious. Their use was extended not only to the military armed forces, but also to Germany's paramilitary formations, to their political organizations, and were extensively used by almost all of the administration and ancillary uniformed groups. This book is about the cloth badges and insignia used by these German uniformed formations. The division of these various badges and insignia into eleven main categories covers the items worn by the personnel of 64 different uniformed organizations and formations. The subject coverage ranges from the now familiar German Army, Armed-SS, and Air Force shoulder straps and collar patches to the obscure but equally fascinating insignia worn by such organizations as the Technical Stud Service of Prussia, the Female Signals Operators of the Organization Todt, the Transport Flotilla `Speer,' and the Waterways Air Raid Protection Service...