Item Description
Original Items: Only One Available. This is a fantastic set of the Military and Civilian issue Blockade Runner badges (Blockadebrecherabzeichen), offered in great shape with much of the original finish retained. The large military issue badge is circular, most likely made from tombak with an oxide finish on most of the surface. The front design features a a large ship breaking through waves with a large silvered eagle clutching a swas on its stern, surrounded by a border of silvered chains being broken by the ship near the bottom. The reverse is plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 1.92 inches (48.8 mm). Condition is very good, with the silvering still mostly intact, and contrasting well with the oxide finish on the rest of the badge.
The back of the larger military badge is marked with badge designer FEC. OTTO PLACZEK / BERLIN. and with maker AUSF. / A.G.M.u.K. 4 GABLONZ. underneath. "Ausf." is short for Ausführung, meaning "execution" or "made by", so this is example was made by A.G.M.u.K. (Arbeit Gemeinschaft Metal und Kunstoff - Working Community Metal & Plastic) in of Gablonz, part of the so-called "Sudetenland" during WWII. Today it is known as Jablonec nad Nisou in the Czech Rebublic.
Also included is the smaller civilian badge, 26mm in diameter and in very good condition, though the pin on the back looks to have broken off at some point, and then was glued back on. Like the larger military badge, it still retains much of the finish, with a clear silvered eagle on the bow of the ship.
A really great set of hard to find badges, ready to add to your collectin!
The Blockade Runner Badge or the Badge for Blockade Runners (German: Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher) was a World War II German military decoration awarded for service on warships or merchant vessels that attempted to break through the British sea blockade of Germany. It was instituted on 1 April 1941 upon the order of Adolf AH and first awarded on 1 July of the same year to Hugo Olendorff.
Design
The badge was designed by Otto Placzeck in Berlin. It was in either tombac or zinc and featured a ship with a large German eagle grasping a swas on its bow. Around the circumference of the badge is a chain, through which the ship is cutting through. The eagle was silvered whilst the rest of the badge was a dark gray color.
The badge was worn on the left breast pocket of the uniform. A smaller half-size version was awarded for use by civilians and members of the merchant marine.
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