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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
HELMET SHIELD PIN
Date Range From
1933
Date Range To
1944
Materials
METAL
Catalogue Number
P20010021016
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
HELMET SHIELD PIN
Date Range From
1933
Date Range To
1944
Materials
METAL
No. Pieces
1
Height
0.4
Length
3.5
Width
3.4
Description
PIN IS SHAPED LIKE A SHIELD, AND HAS THE NAZI EAGLE AND ON IT. THE EAGLE (IN SILVER) IS CARRYING A SWASTIKA IN ITS TALONS.
Subjects
ADVERTISING MEDIUM
Historical Association
MILITARY
History
THE DONOR OF THIS ARTIFACT, JOHN LLOYD KNIGHT, SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE (ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEVILS BRIGADE) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THIS SHIELD WOULD HAVE BEEN WORN ON THE SIDE OF A GERMAN SOLDIER'S HELMET DURING WWII. SEE RECORD P20000036001-GA FOR DONOR BIOGRAPHY AND BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FSSF.
Catalogue Number
P20010021016
Acquisition Date
2001-09
Collection
Museum
Images
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